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White Mountain White Mountain is a well established name for
White Mountain White Mountain is a well established name for the long ridge of hill that runs south from Blackstairs Mountain to the end of the range...

Mount Leinster The name Mount Leinster is old, we find it on
Mount Leinster The name Mount Leinster is old, we find it on the Down Survey maps of c.1658 written as Mount Linster and it possibly goes back to the...

Blackstairs - what does the name mean? The Placenames Branch of
Blackstairs - what does the name mean? The Placenames Branch of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht via logainm.ie advises us that the...

Glendalough - Rockclimbing If the day is anyway fine and at
Glendalough - Rockclimbing If the day is anyway fine and at weekends in particular, youll surely have your attention drawn by the colour or calls of ...

Leoh and Lagh Whilst talking to some of the hill farmers of
Leoh and Lagh Whilst talking to some of the hill farmers of Glenmalure a few years ago, I became more aware of the word leoh found in placenames. The...

Glendalough - Corrigameel Last week we looked at the Spinc
Glendalough - Corrigameel Last week we looked at the Spinc ridge with its gullies or lyres running down to the lake. Carrying on, the path soon steep...

Ochill I discussed Silsean or Shileshawn recently, a name which
Ochill I discussed Silsean or Shileshawn recently, a name which I believe is listed incorrectly on OSI Sheet 56 for the SW summit of Moanvayn. The na...

Avondale Railway Walk Recently I undertook some survey work at
Avondale Railway Walk Recently I undertook some survey work at Avondale Forest Park near Rathdrum in Co.Wicklow for Coillte Outdoors - the recreation...

German Heinkel aircrash on Blackstairs Mountain The main photo
German Heinkel aircrash on Blackstairs Mountain The main photo here is taken just below the top of Sturra or Blackstairs Mountain. Were having a brea...