Tag Archives: Mournes

What Does Adventure Mean to You?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by

DO you work in a factory, an office, a shop, or drive a company van? Are you a member of parliament, unemployed, a doctor, a refuse collector, a teacher or the chief executive officer of a multi-national corporation? Maybe you … Continue reading →

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On the Tide Line ??? But Not Quite Washed Up

Posted on December 18, 2013 by

THERE???S a special place on the Furness peninsula where people live in huts for much of the year. Some of the huts are made from old boats, others from scraps of wood, door frames and bits of recycled houses; a … Continue reading →

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Slieve Muck, Moal Chobha???s Fort, Veering, Visibility Good

Posted on July 5, 2013 by

McEff is again let loose in the Mourne mountains . . . Continue reading →

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Mourne Mountains: Slieve Binnian and Second Impressions

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

Northern Ireland’s best-kept secret ??? the mountains of Mourne . . . Continue reading →

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