A seam of gold was discovered on the Reek in the 1980s: overall grades of 14 grams (0.45 ozt) of gold per tonne in at…
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These stories were collected from locals in 1938-39 and memorialized in a book by Catriona Hastings entitled “Ag Bun na Cruaiche” – Folklore and Folklife…
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Mingma Tsiri Sherpa, a man that very few know his name or how to spell it, is one of the very best high altitude climbers…
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Croagh Patrick and Clare Island are the two most recognizable icons in the Clew Bay area. It is also said that there is an island…
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Every year on April 18th and August 24th – on a clear day – a phenomenon known as the ‘Rolling Sun’ occurs when Croagh Patrick…
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The first snow of the season fell on the Reek on December 12th 2015. We took the ‘normal’ pilgrims route up the mountain from Murrisk…
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Tóchar Phádraig, or Patrick’s Causeway, is an ancient route that begins at the 13th century Ballintubber Abbey and finishes some 20 miles away, on Croagh…
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