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…
Blackstairs & Mount Leinster Map
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…
Ballindaggin
BallindagginI was down in Ballindaggin area of North Wexford there last week, gathering a few placenames and sites of interest with particular thanks to folklore.ie for assistance. It was mentioned…
Bunderry
BunderryThe name Bunderye is listed in the Civil Survey of Wexford of 1654-56, it’s a place along the barony and county bounds and listed in the description of same.Here it…
Map & Written Records
Map & Written RecordsMaps that define land divisions are long the norm but these replaced an older tradition of describing territory with a written description of it’s boundaries using landmarks.…
Creative Combine
Creative CombineSpotted when plotting detail for a new Blackstairs & Mount Leinster map. Someone was feeling creative with the combine harvester obviously – a nice celtic type knot.#eastwestmapping #blackstairs_hiking
Changing Landscapes ~ Killinure Wart Well
Changing Landscapes ~ Killinure Wart WellI first surveyed our Blackstairs & Mount Leinster map over 2012-13 and am currently recompiling the whole map from scratch to bring it to the…
AI & Mapping
AI & MappingPart nine of a series on Irish Mapping: past, present & future.Back in 2020, I wrote a blog piece on ‘auto mapping’ in New Zealand. Similar projects progressed…
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…