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Reflection of the Twelve Bens in Lough Inagh, Co Galway, Ireland.

Eastern Bens

Eastern BensThe Glencoaghan horseshoe walk is a popular but long & tough hill walk in the Twelve Bens or Pins as you prefer. Here’s a bit of a handier route…

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Dúchruach

DúchruachPictured here is the rocky wild summit of Dúchruach with two of it’s several locháns.  It lies less than three kilometres as the crow flies from the well known Diamond…

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She Summits

She SummitsAmong the various different users that find value in our maps are the various groups of mountain runners and trail runners etc. Mountain racing organised by the Irish Mountain…

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Memorials

MemorialsI have mixed opinions regarding personal memorials on the Irish uplands. After all many of our heights are crowned with great cairns laboriously built to commemorate some ancient king or…

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AllTrails

AllTrailsTraditionally casual walkers looking for walks would have bought a guidebook and map. This market has largely been transformed in recent years by phone apps. There’s a choice of such…

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