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John Brennan IMPORTANT NOTICE: Castlepook Windfarm

IMPORTANT NOTICE ESB Wind Development Limited in conjunction with Coillte Teoranta will be hosting a Public Information Day at Doneraile Community Hall, Co. Cork on Thursday August 19th between the hours of 3pm and 8pm. Members of the public are invited to attend where information will be available regarding the proposed wind farm in the townland of Castlepook North, Carker North, Ballyhoura, Co.Cork. The proposed wind farm will potentially generate enough electricity to power over 20,000 homes… Continue

Added by John Brennan on August 19, 2010 at 10:54am — 2 Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks August 8th 2010

Compiled by Denis Bates Thursday August 5th The Thursday evening walk was led this week by Cal McCarthy along his favourite stomping ground of Glenanaar. Is there anywhere more beautiful and peaceful then Glenanaar and the lovely shaded walk up the valley alongside the Aar river? Canon Sheehan would agree that there is not. At this time of year the tree canopy is lush and the summer growth plentiful. The mountain ash trees are resplendent with bunches of red berries. The verges are line… Continue

Added by John Brennan on August 10, 2010 at 1:08pm — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks August 1st 2010

Compiled by Denis Bates

Thursday July 29th
The Thursday evening walks continue in popularity. Led by Declan Clancy the walk started from the Lacca and headed down the Goat’s Path into Greenwood. A turn through the Pinch onto Seefin took the group to the heights and a compelling view of the Glen of Aherlow nestling beneath the shadowed slopes of the Galtys. A short descent to the car park brought a fine evening’s walk to a contented co… Continue

Added by John Brennan on August 1, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks 25th July 2010

We really are having a great season of walking right now – Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. These are the scheduled walks. They do not take into account all the other walking activities that are undertaken by our members, whether it is on behalf of charitable causes or preparation for “away” trips or walks that are arranged by members to accommodate their own needs and schedules. Added to this we have members in Tanzania presently climbing Kilimanjaro – the highest mountain in Africa – and anot… Continue

Added by John Brennan on July 26, 2010 at 9:22am — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks 18th July 2010

Rain or shine our walks keep going ahead. Thursday evening at Lisvarrinane was the worst affected by the rain, but despite this the numbers turned up. Joan Caulfield led us on a trek on Slievenamuk, and if we did not get the views that this beautiful area can deliver on a finer day, we still had a pleasant walk through the woods. This is familiar stomping ground for Joan; you can easily tell once she delivers soupcons of her immense knowledge of neighbourhood. When you are dressed for the condit… Continue

Added by John Brennan on July 20, 2010 at 8:36am — No Comments

John Brennan New RTE series Tracks & Trails

A new Series of TV programmes titled Tracks & Trails of Ireland will run on RTE 1 over the next 5 weeks. The Series has been produced over the past few months and features a number of well know people out walking and cycling on trails around the country.

The running order for the series is as follows:

Episode 1 - Friday 16/07/10 @7.30pm RTE 1 Featured Trails : Beara Way / Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork
Episode 2 - Friday 23/07/1
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Added by John Brennan on July 19, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks 11th July 2010

Once again we had five walks scheduled on our calendar last week. However Thursday and Saturday turned out to be very wet and this inevitably resulted in reduced numbers turning up for these walks. Jim Flynn took charge of the Thursday evening walk from Ballinvreena. The evening was damp and the views were restricted, but the spirits of those that turned up were not dampened. As usual Jim sprinkled this walk with nuggets of his knowledge of the locality. This is one of the beauties of the Thurs… Continue

Added by John Brennan on July 13, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks 4th July 2010

These are busy times for the Bears. Over the past week we held no fewer than five Club walks all of which were well attended. Added to this others in the Club are doing their own walks preparing their fitness levels for the upcoming trips abroad. Declan Clancy led a group of twenty five walkers from Ballinaboola on Thursday. The number that turned up is evidence of the popularity of this location for walking and the competency of Declan to get the best out of a walk. We were belssed, again, wit… Continue

Added by John Brennan on July 12, 2010 at 9:07am — No Comments

John Brennan Walking Report 27th June 2010

The popularity of walking as a pastime is becoming more evident now that the fine weather has insisted on staying with us. Mary Murphy’s walk to Slievereagh on the longest day of the year is an example. Upwards of one hundred walkers assembled at Glenbrohane Church on 21st June to make the ascent to the mast on Slievereagh and to sample there the delights of the surrounding countryside. This walk compliments the same walk that takes place on the shortest day of the year. One could hardly believe… Continue

Added by John Brennan on June 29, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks 13th June 2010

Last Thursday evening’s walk took on something of a change from our regular Thursday evening walks. Ben O’Sullivan decided to lead a walk from Kilmallock Church on a loop to Tankardstown and Knocksouna returning to the start via Glenfield. There was a distinct historical flavour to this imaginative route – the site of the mediaeval church of Naomh Mocheallóg on Kilmallock Hill, the grave of J K Bracken at Tankardstown, one of the founder members of the G A A and father of Brendan Bracken the fou… Continue

Added by John Brennan on June 15, 2010 at 11:17am — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walks 16th May 2010

Report By: Robin Lee The Thursday evening walk last week took us on to Seefin from the Lacca Car Park on an indifferent evening for viewing. Nonetheless we had an invigorating climb with plenty of chat going on. Willie O’Rourke led us on our route flawlessly. All arrived back to their cars well satisfied with their evening out. Saturday saw the beginners walk taking to Glenanaar in the hope that the bluebells would b in full bloom. Nineteen of us headed off in good conditions. There had… Continue

Added by John Brennan on May 19, 2010 at 1:55pm — No Comments

John Brennan May 9th 2010 Walk Report

The Bears are back to their normal routine now that the Ballyhoura International Walking Festival has been successfully concluded. We had five walks altogether last week commencing with the Thursday evening walk from Glenroe led by Bridget Hennessy. These walks are as popular as ever and provide a nice link between each weekend walk. They are given to leisurely walking with plenty of chat. They are ideal for a midweek “distress”. Glenroe and its environs is the ideal location for such luxury.… Continue

Added by John Brennan on May 12, 2010 at 10:02pm — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Way Diversion (15 May to 24 May 2010)

Ballyhoura Way diversion
Please note the Irish Rail Shinanagh Level Crossing on the N20 south of Charleville, Co. Cork on the Ballyhoura Way, will be closed for refurbishment from 0930hrs 15 May 2010 until 2000hrs 24 May 2010.

Diversions for walkers and motorists will be in place. The walkers diversion will add approx 2.5km to their journey each way. Continue

Added by John Brennan on May 7, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears 18th April 2010

By Robin Lee
With the Ballyhoura International Walking Festival just around the corner – the May Bank Holiday weekend – the preparations for it are going “full steam ahead”. This involves walking out the routes that will be covered during the Festival to ensure that everything is safe and at the ready for our visitors. Accordingly all of the club walks were on the Ballyhouras last weekend covering the entire expanse of the range from Ballinaboola across to Glenroe. Added to this ther… Continue

Added by John Brennan on April 20, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Denis Bates Knockmealdown Crossing

The Knockmealdown Crossing will take place on Saturday April 24th next and not Sunday 25th as advertised on our calendar. Check this link below for details.

http://www.clonmelhillwalking.org/content/view/226/
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Added by Denis Bates on April 16, 2010 at 5:55pm — 1 Comment

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walk Report (April 11 2010)

By Robin Lee After the exigencies of our successful away trip to Donegal over the Easter weekend, we stayed closer to home last Saturday and Sunday. Our increasingly popular “beginners walks” assembled again at Ardpatrick Church on Saturday and this time we headed for Coolfree mountain. Newcomers and regulars had a smashing walk around the circumference of this little knuckle of the Ballyhouras. The weather was perfect; the chat and banter kept apace with the walking. At the opposite en… Continue

Added by John Brennan on April 13, 2010 at 9:41pm — No Comments

Quentin Gargan West Cork Walks Sunday April 25th

The Official Opening of the new Mealagh Valley Section of the Sheeps Head Walking Route will be held on Sunday 25th April. This new section is part of a link route which joins the Sheeps Head Way to the Beara Way, enabling walkers to hike cross-country from Allihies to Kilcrohane.

As part of the

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Added by Quentin Gargan on April 7, 2010 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

John Brennan Report: Easter Weekend in Donegal

By Robin Lee After several months in the planning we completed another successful annual weekend away last weekend. The club has been in the habit of making trips away to Wales, England and Scotland over the Easter weekend in recent years, but this year, on the inspiration of Eugene Stephens our Social Secretary, we turned our attentions towards Donegal and its renowned rugged terrain. What a choice it turned out to be. Fifty of our members took off for the northern County at various tim… Continue

Added by John Brennan on April 6, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments

John Brennan Ballyhoura Bears Walk Report March 21st

By Robin Lee The year is slipping on, and we are on the cusp of the bright evenings. For us this spells walks on further away ranges that endure for a bit longer than we have been used to since the time changed in October last. Pat Lombard led a fantastic “A” walk on to Mangerton on Sunday last. Assembling his charges at Killarney in advance, he led us by car out to the Torc Waterfall Upper Car Park. There we donned the appropriate gear for the beautiful conditions that obtained, and st… Continue

Added by John Brennan on March 22, 2010 at 9:58pm — No Comments

John Brennan March 7th 2010 Walk Report

This Sunday saw further preparations being made for this year’s festival with our scheduled A and B walks both leaving from Lisvarrinane Village. Traditionally Sunday walks during the May Bank Holiday Festival Weekend take place in the Galtee range and this year is no different with one exception, we will have a total of four walks on the Sunday. The A high level Walk is a closely gu

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Added by John Brennan on March 8, 2010 at 11:14pm — No Comments

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