Out and About
This is Clara, several pictures showing different areas of the community.
A view of the Border. This picture was taken in the Millennium Forest, Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland (Eire) is on the far side of the river. The fence is there to keep out the deer and to stop them eating the newly planted oak trees. The river flows from here to the River Blackwater.
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| The Border |
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Difficult to see, but under all the green ivy sits a little dam. It controlled the flow of water and made it "back up" into what was called the "Back Pond". The "gentleman" of Favour Royal House would shoot ducks at this pond. Because only half the dam now exists the river is aloud to pass by unhindered, the "Back Pond" has long since vanished.
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| The dam |
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This is the view from the rear of St. Patricks Chapel. Raflacony Hill Fort can be seen just to the top, right hand side of the Chapel.
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| A Nice View |
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This picture looks north. It crosses farmland in Eire to Northern Ireland in the distance.
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| Another Nice View |
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This was once the main Dublin to Derry / Londonderry Rd. This "road" continued on up the hill and past the rear of the chapel. The "road" is now broken in the middle, and between the gate at the top of this picture and the rear of the chapel, is just fields.
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| The Old Road |
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This was once an old pub. It stands on the old Dublin to Derry / Londonderry Rd just behind the Chapel. It is said to be half between the two towns, hence its name, "Half Way House".
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| Half Way House |
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Elder members of the community remember going to school here. Many had to walk bare foot to get here.
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| The old Killybrone school |
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The holy well is situated just across the road from the old Errigal graveyard. As well as other places, I would assume that the water runs from the graveyard, it certainly looks like an inviting place to stop and quench your thirst...or maybe not.
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| The Holy Well |
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This old school was left abanded for some time and just recently been restored. It once had a thatch roof and much of the original cruck frame still survives.
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| The old Errigal school |
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The pink flowers in these two pictures are, I believe, Rose-bay-willow-herb.
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| Favour Royal woods |
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A picture of Favour Royal woods. This picture really does not do the scenery any justice. Where there is pink, there used to be trees.
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| Favour Royal woods |
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When out wandering the countryside, you must take care on many things. One is the country code, taking care to shut gates, keeping your dog on its lead where there are animals about, private land etc. etc. The other is dangerous places. This is an old well, there could be many scattered around the countryside that could be hidden in grass and very dangerous.
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| An old water well |
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