Lowery ~ Leabhra
Lowery ~ LeabhraThe geology of south Mayo is complex with a mixture of Carboniferous limestone, igneous rocks of granite & gabbro and Ordovician sedimentary rocks. The latter slates & sandstones…
Mweelrea & The Reek
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…
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…
New Map ~ Mweelrea & The Reek
New Map ~ Mweelrea & The ReekA new detailed map for the Mweelrea region of Co.Mayo is now available. It covers from Killary Harbour northwards to The Reek / Croagh…
Where is Sheeffry?
Where is Sheeffry?The Sheefry or Sheeffry Hills is a name heard now for a range of hills in Mayo extending eastwards from Doo Lough towards the wee village of Drummin.…
Mweelrea & The Reek Map to Print
Mweelrea & The Reek Map to PrintAfter a long haul, I’m glad to say that our new Mweelrea & The Reek map at 1:25,000 scale is with the printer. It…
More Mayo Hills
More Mayo Hills If you take the scenic road from Leenane around Killary, passing by Aasleagh Falls and on towards Delphi and Doolough, then you’ll pass these three hills on…
Hill Names around Mweelrea
Hill Names around MweelreaOriginal mapping requires careful checking of placenames and who better to ask than those who live and make their livelihoods there. Mweelrea/ Muilrea was dealt with in…
Mweelrea from Glassillaun Beach, Connemara, Co Galway, Ireland.
Mweelrea & Muilree
Mweelrea & Muilree I was discussing placenames with several local hill farmers last week in the Mweelrea area and was interested to hear their pronunciation of the name of this…
Formna
Formna There are a number of common words that apply to a hill in Ireland: Knock or Cnoc, Slieve or Sliabh, Ben or Binn, Crook or Cruach etc. Here’s one…