Achill-henge is a rather controversial structure with a very interesting story behind it. It first came to my attention through a post on Boards.ie and, so fascinated was I with the conversation around it, that I had to see it while I was in Achill last year. According to locals, it was put up in…
The once beautiful Reenroe Hotel outside Waterville. While we were in Kerry a few weeks ago, I couldn’t pass up the chance to see it again. The first time I had come across the ruins of this building was approximately ten years ago when I was holidaying in Kerry. Its easy to see the attraction…
The Cunnigar Spit is a looped walk that has been on my bucket list for some time, and it was only when I saw photos of it on Twitter recently that I was reminded of it. Always on the lookout for short, interesting loops that I can walk during the week, I seized the opportunity…
When is a castle not a castle? Clifden Manor Clifden Castle is a stunning castle style manor in the Connemara region of Galway on the Sky Road out of Clifden. In it’s short history, it has had many owners and is now in the hands of several local families who graze their livestock there. Originally…
Kilmacomma Hill, just outside Clonmel on the main Clonmel to Dungarvan Road has its highest point at just 211 metres, but the views of the surrounding countryside from the top are fabulous. Clonmel Archery Club practise their skills here as well as participating in competitions on the hill. Below is their base – a steel…
New Year’s Day Walk First walk of the year and we decided to stroll up Milk Hill. We started at a forest entrance near Tooreen West and followed the forest track up to its end, passing a well marked stone circle on the way. From the end of the forest track, we decided to make…
In 2015, my aunt gave me a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne. I’d mentioned to her, in passing, that I’d always wanted to try it, but didn’t particularly want to splash out over €100 on it. I couldn’t justify €100 on a bottle of champers, no matter how badly I wanted to taste it. So,…
Seefin is a 726m mountain in the beautiful Comeragh mountains in Waterford. I joked with my brother that I thought the name ‘Seefin’ might have something to do with Fionn MacCumhaill stopping for a rest. But, it literally translates as ‘Suí Finn’ which is Fionn’s chair, and apparently my idea that it was a place…
Off on our 4th leg of the Ballyhoura Way this time to walk from Ballyorgan to Ballylanders. When planning these legs, we are working out how many hours a leg is going to take us and whether it’s feasible depending on the hours of daylight available to us and the weather conditions. A lot of…
This was probably the most scenic leg of the Ballyhoura Way – a fabulous walk, although the length of wet bog from the Base of Little Carron to Castle Philip was tough going in the heat. Other than that we felt blessed with the weather we got. Absolutely blessed! It’s hard to believe that halfway…