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Broadhaven Bay from Glancastle to Derrybameel Road, with Inishderry in the foreground. Pic: John O’Callaghan Where hornless cows sheltered in an oak wood John O'Callaghan Doire na Maol will be familiar to anyone living in Belmullet or if your ...

19 Oct 2021 at 11:00

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The shores of Sruwaddacon Bay

BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE Sruwaddacon Bay and Rossport (Ros Dumhach or Rosduagh), from Barrnacuillew. Pic: John O'Callaghan Where Conn’s Dog sleeps near the Hollow of Comfort John O'Callaghan Sruth-Mhada-Conn, Conn’s Dog’s Stream – or the ...

21 Sept 2021 at 11:00

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The plague-lands of Erris

FORESTED VALLEY Slieve Fyagh, or Sliabh Fíoch, overlooking Srahnaplaia. Pic: John O’Callaghan John O'Callaghan ‘Srah-’ is the 15th most-common ‘root element’ in townland names in Mayo; a full 42 of our townlands start with this ...

30 Jun 2022 at 10:01

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Reading the rocks

LOCAL LANDSCAPE Tawnydoogan – Doogan’s Hill and Wood from Creggaunawoddy. Pic: John O’Callaghan Out and about in Louisburgh’s Creggauns John O'Callaghan ‘CreagΡn’ is the Irish for a rocky/craggy place, and in the Louisburgh ...

31 May 2022 at 16:01

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Landscape of ancient intrigue

Remnants of the Fliodhais’ fort at Rathmorgan. Pic: John O’Callaghan Rathmorgan lies at the heart of the TΡin Bó Mhaigh Eo tale John O'Callaghan The road between Bangor Erris and Belmullet passes through many townlands, ...

05 May 2022 at 09:38

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Coastal cliffhangers

ON THE SHELF Dramatic and almost inaccessble, Fothair na Manach (the Steep-sloped Pastures of the Monks) dangle on the Dingle Peninsula. Pic:John O’Callaghan Inaccessible pastures and forgotten fothairs fothair, f. (gs....

30 Nov 2021 at 10:00

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The island idyll of Inishturk

GlasoileΡn, or Green Island Where two craggy boys guard a goblins’ temple John O'Callaghan If I had to live on an island, I would choose Inishturk. It contains, in microcosm, all of the natural features that define ...

05 Oct 2021 at 10:00

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Abbey roads

Moyne Abbey Three awe-inspiring abbeys in north Mayo John O'Callaghan To enjoy some serenity and appreciate the monastic heritage of our county in bucolic and maritime situations, the three abbeys of Rathfran, ...

27 Jul 2021 at 10:00

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Snipers and plunderers

Dooghill Pass from Lookout Hill Mulranny, Dooghill, Clagganmountain and Murrevagh (upper) We’re in the hill country northwest of Mulranny. The very mention of this name can cause consternation. Officially, on ...

01 Jun 2021 at 11:00

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The marvel of Moista Sound

Erris: Belderg to Porturlin via Laghtmurragha John O'Callaghan By the time the acclaimed travel writer, Eric Newby, wrote ‘Around Ireland in Low Gear’ (1987), he had already published over 20 travel books, ...

06 Apr 2021 at 11:00

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The power of the untouched

Uggool, The Lost Valley and The Great Mweelrea Walk of 1971 John O'Callaghan Fifty years ago, on Sunday, March 7, 1971, 74 people walked from Thallabawn to Bundorragha, along the northwestern shore of ...

23 Mar 2021 at 11:00

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Clues to the past in Cloonmonad’s name

This week’s townland: Cloonmonad, Westport John O'Callaghan The townland name can be one of the most mysterious and contentious of the ‘logainmneacha’ (placenames) to be found in Ireland. There are ...

09 Mar 2021 at 11:00

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