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COUNTRY SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Murder most fowl

My wildflower walk took me to the Carra’s northern shore, where orchids still grow in abundance. Last month we found fly orchid and bee orchid, as well as the rare and red-listed O’Kelly’s orchid, which appears just occasionally on this distant ...

21 Jul 2023 at 13:24

Mayo Sport

Carras win Minor C final with ten points to spare over Belmullet

Carras 1-18 Belmullet 2-5 Oisín McGovern in MacHale Park THE battle of north and south ended in victory for the Carras Minors in MacHale Park this afternoon. The amalgamation of Garrymore and Kilmaine overcame a Belmullet site that were overly ...

08 Aug 2023 at 19:48

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Mayo-Galway geopark one step closer to UNESCO status

A geopark encompassing large parts of Galway and Mayo has been assessed for UNESCO status. Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark has just undergone an assessment mission by UNESCO, which could lead to it achieving UNESCO Global Geopark ...

17 Aug 2023 at 15:30

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Carra U-12 girls ready for All-Ireland Community Games finals

THEY were once the most feared teams in the Community Games. With a little-known player called Cora Staunton in their ranks, Carra conquered all around them throughout the 90s. Nearly two decades on, the Carra Under-12 girls are back on ...

26 Aug 2023 at 09:30

Property

Far from silent nights at the lake

MAGNIFICENT BIRDS Osprey, fish-eating eagles once widespread throughout Ireland, have been seen in Mayo. Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon Nightfall. A hundred geese rose to face the wind, a great, musical gaggle of greylags ...

15 Sept 2022 at 12:37

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The angler, the vole, the kite and the heron

RED ON GREY Robin Ashfield’s picture of a grey heron and red kite warring over breakfast. Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon It was ten years ago, maybe even more. I had looked from the kitchen window to see a red-brown bird ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:15

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Taking flight

FLYING ANT DAY Each year brings a spectacular and spontaneous irruption of flying ants, as the males and virgin queens suddenly develop wings and take to the air. Pic: istock Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon My feet must ...

25 May 2021 at 10:00

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The fascinating, formidable Ferox

LEVIATHAN OF THE LAKES ‘Salmo ferox’ (Ferox trout), an 1879 illustration by Alexander Francis Lydon, a Dublin-born natural-history artist who was based in Yorkshire. Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon In summer visitors ...

18 Jan 2022 at 15:14

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Swan songs and rising tides

MUTE NOT MEEK Not all welcome the whooper swan. Here, a resident mute swan on Lough Carra does his best to drive away an Icelandic visitor. Pic: Michael Kingdon Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon It was just on dusk ...

23 Nov 2021 at 11:00

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Trading places and changing tunes

BLACK MARKET The changing season sees hungry blackbirds from afar join those already resident to load up on whatever food is in stock. Country Sights and Sounds Michael Kingdon Changes are afoot around the lake. A mere ...

09 Dec 2021 at 15:12

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McDonnell calls for Moorehall to be roofed

STATELY DECLINE The once-grand Moorehall building. Pic: Ciara Moynihan Councillor says a roof would protect the structure and the precious wildlife within Oisín McGovern MOOREHALL county councillor Al McDonnell has ...

14 Dec 2021 at 10:00

Local News

On the shoulders of giants

A WORK IN PROGRESS Moore Hall with its 80 acres of woodland estate overlooking Lough Carra, its courtyard and its walled garden (to the right of the picture) seems destined to become one of Mayo’s top tourist ...

20 Jul 2021 at 12:00

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