Wicklow & Wales
Wicklow & Wales
About a week ago, Bernadette Danaher posted photos taken by her brother from the South Stack lighthouse, near Holyhead in Wales. The photos were taken at dusk with the sun…
Dublin Mountains Map
Enniskerry 1850
Enniskerry 1850
Enniskerry 1850 Here’s an interesting map of Enniskerry, Co.Wicklow dated 1850. The village was part of the extensive Powerscourt Estate which encompassed all of Glencree and extended to Sally Gap.…
Icehouses
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…
Lacken Mass Path
Lacken Mass Path update Customers and users of our Wicklow Mountains West map might like to take note of a useful update at Lacken, Co.Wicklow. The local community in the…
Glenasmole
Glenasmole
Glenasmole To conclude this mini series on the lovely valley of Glenasmole, let us consider the name and it’s possible meaning. There are two lines of thought: the first is…
Finn McCool’s Stone
Finn McCool’s Stone
Finn McCool’s Stone The Castlekelly bog road starts at the back of Glenasmole valley and a short way in on the left is a large granite rock called Finn McCool’s…
Kippure
The New Mearing
The New Mearing I’m sure a good few readers here have approached Kippure Mountain in the Dublin Hills by means of the long straight Moat Bog Road from the Featherbeds.…
Costa del Dublin
Costa del Dublin I’m currently working my way through South County Dublin, recompiling our mapping to our 25Series standard. Started in the west over near Rathcoole and now approaching Dun…
Cruagh
Cruagh
The Curious Case of Cruagh I grew up in Dublin and with friends I often cycled or got the No.47 bus up towards Rockbrook, and then on up to a…
Featherbed Bullaun
Many people who drive along the Military Road across the Featherbed Bog in the Dublin Mountains would be unaware of this simple but remarkable stone. It's only a couple of…