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…
Placenames & Heritage
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Jamesie’s Well & Leana Loops
Jamesie’s Well & Leana LoopsIf you have a copy of our Wild Nephin 1:25,000 scale map, take note of this update. Two new loop walks are being developed by the…
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