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Anyone for ice?

Icehouses are a heritage feature that you may come across marked on maps by EastWest Mapping. They are usually found as ‘cave like’ rooms built into a hillside, not unlike…

Connemara Upland Fencing

Connemara Upland Fencing Whilst compiling detail for our Connemara Mountains, I was often struck by the dense network of modern upland fencing. Where older walls and fences bend to the…

Placenames

Placenames Here are some thoughts on placenames that are found on our maps and how I have approached the task of deciding which names to show, where to place them…

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The Oval Cottage

Clive came across this old ruin, photographed below, in Dunran forest. Later, when researching placenames, we made a connection with the following from Wright's Guide to Wicklow, 1827. "After a…