by Paul Gorry | Nov 30, 2020 | Carlow, Carrig Mountain, Charles Drury, Englishtown, Finn McCool, Humewood, Keadeen, Kilranelagh, Rathvilly, Talbotstown, Wicklow |
St. Brigid’s Church, Talbotstown, has a really beautiful backdrop, with the twin mountains of Keadeen and Carrig dominating the view. The small car park beside the church is one of the best vantage points for admiring those mountains and for seeing Finn McCool and...
by Paul Gorry | Jul 27, 2018 | Carrig Mountain, Charles Drury, Finn McCool, Folklore, Keadeen, National Folklore Commission, Talbotstown |
Earlier this month, on Facebook, I posted the first of two short pieces about the figures of Finn McCool and his wife on the side of Keadeen Mountain in West Wicklow. Actually the figures are on the western face of what is two mountains in one, Keadeen having the...