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…
Placenames & Heritage Notes
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…
Doo Lough Names
Doo Lough NamesThe fine photo on the cover of the new map of Mweelrea & The Reek was taken by John Finn of Cork and captured from the slopes of…
Moore’s Table Update
Moore’s Table UpdateThanks to Jimmy Barry for sending on a photo and location update for a large rock and viewpoint called Moore’s Rock. This is located in the Bansha Woods…
Altóir na Gréine
Altóir na GréineThere was a well publicised news story last week concerning the re discovery of a probable megalithic tomb in Dingle, Co.Kerry. Local man Billy Mag Fhloinn who is…