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Boats vandalised at Moorehall Michael Commins MOOREHALL, the peaceful enclave on the shores of Lough Carra, has become the focus of unwanted attention in recent weeks. A number of small boats moored at the local berthing area have been tampered with,...

13 Aug 2013 at 11:20

Property

Our birds are fighting epidemics too

SKY SPECTACLE A murmuration of thousands of starlings over the reed beds of Lough Carra. Pic: Michael McLaughlin Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley As they always do, the unruly mob that are goldfinches have taken control of the peanut feeders. ...

24 Nov 2020 at 09:00

Living

In safe hands

LENS OF RECORD Shaw-Smith’s camera captured the skill and authenticity of crafts like weaving, boatbuilding, masonry, carpentry and tailoring in the ’70s and ’80s David Shaw-Smith’s family on his timeless and immeasurable contribution to ...

26 Jan 2021 at 11:00

Outdoor Living

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 ...

21 Jul 2023 at 13:24

Outdoor Living

Ashes to ashes

SHE is our Queen of the Forest. Our Norse neighbors called her Yggdrasil – the Tree of Life. So great are her virtues, says Pliny, that no serpent will lie in her shade. In ancient Greece she was sacred to Poseidon, god of the sea and ...

11 May 2023 at 16:10

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Moorehall’s fortunes come full circle

County View John Healy The news that Moorehall, on the shores of Lough Carra, has been acquired by Mayo County Council has been hailed as the closing of a chapter in our history. And it represents a singular achievement for local ...

16 Jan 2018 at 15:24

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Funding in place to repair walled garden at Moorehall

€146,287 in Leader support has been granted to the Carnacon Community Development Association to support the redevelopment of the walled garden at Moorehall Estate. The news was confirmed by Minister for Community and Rural ...

12 Nov 2019 at 12:41

Living

NATURE: Early morning Mayo, wild and free

First light, mid-summer. The wind that kept me off the lake last night has blown itself out, leaving a still calm in its wake. Overhead we find promise of a fine day, with a few horsehair wisps of cirrus cloud stretched ...

04 Jul 2024 at 11:08

Living

NATURE: Dusk is a stirring time for Lough Carra’s wildlife – feathered and four legged

Late autumn. The forest is now perfect. Perfectly coloured, perfect in abundance, and perfectly quiet. It was so while I watched the starlings coming in to roost. When a thousand had joined their flight before dusk, a ...

08 Nov 2024 at 12:29

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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

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Ghosts and winged creatures on the shores of Lough Carra

STATELY DECLINE Moorehall as it stands today. Pic: Ciara Moynihan (2013) (This article was first published on August 27, 2013. It is republished here in the wake of Mayo County Council's announcement on January 5, ...

05 Jan 2018 at 15:32

Living

Looking back on summers past – Michael Duffy

Memories of Moorehall Michael Duffy Although emigration is now once again very much a part of everyday family life in Ireland, the fact remains that it is no- where nearly as prevalent as it was in the 1960s, 70s,...

24 Aug 2011 at 05:38

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