Carlow Walking Festival
Carlow Walking FestivalOur local Carlow Spring Walking Festival is coming up next weekend 26th & 27th April. There will be a range of walks to cater for all tastes and…
Blackstairs & Mount Leinster Map
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Blackstairs & Mount Leinster on Hiiker
Blackstairs & Mount Leinster on HiikerA note to advise that the full digital version of our Blackstairs & Mount Leinster mapping published in print last October is now available to…
Brandon Hill Map
Brandon Hill MapWe’ve printed up a new 1:25,000 scale map of Brandon Hill, just outside Graignamanagh in Co.Kilkenny. This popular hill with a summit holy year cross featured on our…
Coolasnaghta
CoolasnaghtaFor the artic like week that’s in it, this photo is of a place called Coolasnaghta in Co.Carlow. You’ll pass above this valley if you take the narrow ‘Nine Stones…
Night Walk & False Teeth
Night Walk & False TeethI was out with Tullow MC on Friday evening gone, a small group of ten headed up to the Moats of Craan & Mount Leinster crossing…
Hut Sites & Sheep Pens
Hut Sites & Sheep PensThis is Blanche’s Pen, a small sheep pen or ‘pin’ used in the past by local hill farmers to gather a few ewes in, so one…
New 2024 Map for Blackstairs & Mount Leinster
New 2024 Map for Blackstairs & Mount LeinsterI’m pleased to advise that we have a brand new edition of the 1:25,000 map ‘Blackstairs & Mount Leinster’. It replaces the map…
Blackstairs & Mount Leinster 2024 to print
Blackstairs & Mount Leinster 2024 to printOur Blackstairs, Mount Leinster & The Barrow Valley 1:25,000 scale map published in 2013 went out of print early this year – so eleven…
Crosses
CrossesPictured here is Coolroe Cross where the word ‘Cross’ is a common term in rural Ireland for any meeting of roads. Coolroe Cross is a ‘three way’ cross i.e. a…
Rural Shops
Rural ShopsThe cartographer has to investigate many aspects of a region in order to compile both a useful map and a portrait of the area. Many little small details as…