October | 2025 | Roaringwater Journal
5 posts published by Finola during October 2025| Roaringwater Journal
5 posts published by Finola during October 2025| Roaringwater Journal
I can see the Goat Islands from my house and have been wanting to view them up close for as long as I’ve lived here. That’s because the two islands are separated by a cleft and twice a year the sun…| Roaringwater Journal
Sticking with the west end of the Mizen, we will introduce you today to some prehistoric rock art (two very different cupmarked stones), a remote and gorgeous stone pier, and an historic mine site with links to the Famine, and finally a headland with sea-arches and an ancient promontory fort.| Roaringwater Journal
Moving west at the Far End of the Mizen we come to two very special, and completely different, places. Barley Cove is one of Ireland's most popular beaches, and rightly so - but there is much more to it than meets the eye. Three Castle Head, is, in my opinion , the most beautiful historic site in Ireland. OK, a bold statement - but wait til you see.| Roaringwater Journal
Roaringwater Journal gets in on the podcast trend! Shannon Forde, historian and manager...| Roaringwater Journal
The Mizen is slightly over 35 kms long, and the last five km or so contain a wealth of sites and places that beg to be explored and experienced. These include our signature tourist attraction, Mizen Head Signal Station, our spectacular white sand beach, Barley Cove, and picturesque Crookhaven, but also some lesser known spots that are equally worthy of inclusion in our Mizen Magic list.| Roaringwater Journal
We have almost 30 posts titled Mizen Magic and over the next few weeks I want to highlight some of them - from Castles to Beaches, from archaeology to geology, from walks to folklore - the Mizen Peninsula is endlessly fascinating and scenic. Lets start with some archaeology.| Roaringwater Journal
Friends, take note – this is an ideal Christmas present! If it has never occurred to you to take a drive, a walk or a cycle through any part of Dublin, dropping into churches along the way, t…| Roaringwater Journal
Sticking with the west end of the Mizen, we will introduce you today to some prehistoric rock art (two very different cupmarked stones), a remote and gorgeous stone pier, an historic mine site with links to the Famine, and finally a headland with sea-arches and an ancient promontory fort.| Roaringwater Journal
This is a topical post, as only this week we heard the news that the Book of Lismore has been donated to University College, Cork to become the centrepiece of the library there. It will be accessib…| Roaringwater Journal
4 posts published by Finola during July 2025| Roaringwater Journal
I spent Saturday in Baltimore celebrating, with dozens of Crowleys, a signal occasion. This celebration involved the iconic boat The Saoirse, exhaustive genealogical research, long lost cousins mee…| Roaringwater Journal
4 posts published by Finola during August 2025| Roaringwater Journal
Last week I finally managed to make it to one of Derry Duff Farm’s open days – something I have been trying to do for a couple of years, ever since I started reading about what Steve and Clai…| Roaringwater Journal
AI is a double-edged sword and the future for Roaringwater Journal, and blogs like it, is looking grim. First, the not-so-bad news. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I have been exploring variou…| Roaringwater Journal
There are several versions of the Brendan story (that’s a Harry Clarke Brendan, above, from Tullamore), and some of the stories in one version might not be present in another. This particular…| Roaringwater Journal
I am fond of telling people (because I read it somewhere) that the Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator was a “medieval best seller.” But I have just acquired a book (above) that made me look mo…| Roaringwater Journal
Last week I left you at the threshold of the Castle and Friary on Sherkin, promising to come back to them this week. As I read up about them, though, I realise that each deserves a post of its own,…| Roaringwater Journal
