Rock of the Hare ~ Dingle West Map
Rock of the Hare ~ Dingle West MapThanks to Bob Weiss for photo and information on this road side rock, apparently called the Rock of the Hare. It lies on…
Placenames & Heritage Notes
Marian Year Crosses
Marian Year CrossesFor the day that’s in it, it’s worth noting that this is the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Marian Year celebrations in Ireland. Pope Pius had designated this…
Other Map Publishers: EastWest Mapping
Other Map Publishers: EastWest MappingPart six of a short series on Irish Mapping: past, present & future.EastWest Mapping was formed in 1992 and for many years produced orienteering and tourism…
Ballinakill Rock
Ballinakill RockWhilst compiling new detail for a complete overhaul of our Blackstairs & Mount Leinster map, I came across the site again of the Ballinakill Rock. This is a large…
Bob’s Well
Bob's WellThis is Bob’s Well, a granite bowl that collects water where you could get a sup. This would have been for the relief of estate workers on the Coollattin…
Ordnance Survey 20th Century
Ordnance Survey 20th CenturyPart three of a short series on Irish Mapping: past, present & future.The first twenty years of the 20thC saw the Ordnance Survey continue to be run…
Horsey Hillnames
Horsey HillnamesCapall - one of the Irish words for a horse crops up quite frequently in our placenames. No doubt but that in some places, it literally means a place…
Ordnance Survey 19th Century
Ordnance Survey 19th CenturyPart two of a short series on Irish Mapping: past, present & future.The century opened with the Act of Union and a relatively quiet period on the…
Cornagrus
CornagrusCornagrus is an isolated graveyard with a certain amount of mystery attached. It's located on a hillside west of Wicklow Gap, in Knocknadroose, a little less than a kilometre from…
Early Irish Surveyors – the Golden Age
Early Irish Surveyors – the Golden AgePart one of a short series on Irish Mapping: past, present & future.People are generally unaware of the prolific works of numerous Irish land…
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