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These stories are derived from Croagh Patrick and the Islands of Clew Bay: A Guide to the Edge of Europe. They explore the history, folklore, people and landscapes of Croagh Patrick, Clew Bay and the surrounding west of Ireland.

Clew Bay & the Islands

  • Inishgowla and Inishgowla South
  • Islandmore and Knockycahillaun: A Connected Community, Remembered Across Generations
  • Who held the deeds to the islands after the famine?
  • When the Islanders of Clew Bay Defied Lord Sligo: The Rent Revolt of 1887
  • The Forgotten Communities of Northern Clew Bay
  • The Disappearing Island Communities of Clew Bay: 1901–1926
  • The Islands and Maritime History of Westport Bay
  • Where did the people of Newport Bay’s Islands go?
  • Inishlyre – The Clew Bay Island that welcomed the world
  • The Wrecks of Clew Bay
  • Granuaile – The Pirate Queen of Clew Bay
  • The Clew Bay Islands from the Reek
  • Exploring the Clew Bay Islands

Croagh Patrick

  • Families of Croagh Patrick
  • When Pilgrims Climbed Croagh Patrick Through the Night
  • The Path up Ireland’s Holy Mountain
  • Croagh Patrick and Other Sacred Summits
  • The History and Mystery of Croagh Patrick
  • The Search for Gold on Croagh Patrick
  • Stories from the foot of Croagh Patrick
  • Sherpas on the Reek
  • Croagh Patrick and the Rolling Sun

Landscape & Places

  • Sheeffry – The Hills of the Fairies
  • The Magic of Brackloon Wood
  • Beyond the Reek – The Southern Wilderness
  • Tóchar Phádraig – The Ancient Road from Rathcroghan to the Reek
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