Jun 20, 2017 | Walking in the West of Ireland
Achill Island Promontory Fort at Bun na Faiche (Dun Bunnafahy) A quick overview of my coastal Discovery Series maps of the County Mayo coastline * reveals 54 marked promontory forts. Doubtless, this is fewer than there are actually are, as I doubt if they’ve all...
Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, General nature
Bog pools, large and small, dot the peat covered terrain of Mayo, from down in the valleys to the very top of our 700m+ mountains. I love them. They are a regular feature of our walking holidays and are especially evocative when you can see the sea from standing by...
Sep 25, 2012 | Blog, Walking in the West of Ireland
Achill Island, off Mayo’s west coast, offers excellent hillwalking, with fantastic ocean views all around. First, however, let’s get the bad stuff out of the way, so we can concentrate on what is magnificent about Achill. The island has suffered badly from...
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