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A team member punching their card
This photograph shows an orienteering team member puching their team's card, in order to prove that they had been at that spot.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Climbing Frame
A photograph showing a Climbing Frame in an adventure centre
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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A kayaker being Rescued
A photograph of a kayaker being rescued by another after his kayak capsized.
Copyright Ciaran Clissman
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Finish Line
A photograph of an orienteering finish line
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Finish Line -
Climbing at Muckross Head
This photo shows the lead climber using the natural cracks and holes in the rock to protect himself. He will then clip his rope through the end of his gear. If the climber was to fall, the belayer would lock the rope off quickly, causing the belay-device to jam the rope. The climber will be protected by the last piece of gear that he has placed. If there was only one climber he would not have the same level of security when climbing solo routes. In some cases there is simply nowhere to place gear in the rock, so the climber will have to solo the route if he wishes to climb it. This requires a lot of confidence.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Abseiling
A photograph showing a group of people abseiling at an adventure centre.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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A team member racing towards the finish line
A photograph showing an orienteering team member racing towards the finish line
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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A team member racing towards the finish line -
Climbing in Leitrim
The climber is Richard Mangan on the first accent of Windy Arrete HVS 4c in Leitrim. Rock climbing is a growing adventure sport in Ireland. Unlike other European countries there is a vast amount of traditional climbing to be done. Elsewhere on the continent the majority of climbing is ‘sports’ climbing where the climber clips his/her rope into stationary pieces of gear rather than place the gear themselves. The person belaying (holding the rope at the base) is Derek Clifford. These two climbers are from the DCU rockclimbing club.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Ghost slab in Dalkey Quarry
The old quarry in Dalkey is full of opportunity for climbing. Most of the rock is sound and protectable. There are two valleys in the quarry as well as the upper cliffs amounting in some 500 climbing routes, and that’s just the ones that are in the guidebook. The routes in the valleys are generally short and sustained, whilst the climbs on the upper cliffs are much longer and in some cases are split up into two or more pitches. The quarry is a great place to learn to abseil and to climb as it has some great uncomplicated slabs of rock to practice on. This particular climb that is shown here is called Ghost and is a very challenging and un-nerving slab climb as there are very few places for the lead climber (Jonathan Mullen) to place pieces of gear to protect himself.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Ghost slab in Dalkey Quarry -
Rock Climbing in Co. Leitrim
Photograph of a rock climber in action in County Leitrim.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Galway Hooker
Photograph of a Galway Hooker off the coast of Connemara.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Galway Hooker -
Gearshane
Photograph of Gearshane, Co. Kerry
Courtesy of Kevin Farnan, Tralee Mountaineering Club.
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Sail Rock
Photograph of a Rock Climber in mid action on Sail Rock in Co. Donegal. Sail rock is a huge quartzite slab set amongst poor broken shales and basalt.
Copyright Ciaran Clissman
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A surfer catching a wave
Photograph of a surfer catching a wave
Copyright Charlotte Kelly, East Coast Surf Club
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Saddleback sow, Burren
This photo was taken in the Burren in Co. Clare on the Dancing Ledges of the Ailadie Cliffs. The climb is called Saddle Back Sow and the climber is Robert Whelan, from the DCU climbing club. The climb is graded HVS and is a very enjoyable route. Unlike so many of the hard climbing in the Burren this climb is accessible from a small fisherman’s decent so there is no need to abseil down to the beginning of the climb. The Burren is a fantastic experience for those interested in climbing. The cliffs are very steep and exposed, and much of the routes push climbers to the limit of their capabilities. The Burren is a place where extreme caution must be taken at all times as nature can be at it fiercest here also. It is also important to respect the wildlife especially in the Burren, as it is an area of natural conservation.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Saddleback sow, Burren -
Sailing by Dalkey Island
Photograph of a yacht sailing by Dalkey Island
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Sailing dinghy
Photograph of a man and a boy in a sailing dinghy.
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Sailing dinghy -
Tall Ship - Pogoria
Photograph of a tall ship named Pogoria, off the Waterford coast
© Waterford City Council
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Tall Ship - Pogoria -
Galway Hooker, Connemara
Photograph of a Galway Hooker off the coast of Connemara.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Doolin Rouge, Burren
This is a photo taken of the Ailladee cliffs in the Burren region of Co. Clare. In the photo you can see a number of climbers who have abseiled down the face of the cliff in order to climb the routes back up to the top. The routes are outlined in rockclimbing guide books and usually follow the line of a crack or a corner up the steep rock. The harder the routes the smaller the crack lines and blanker the rock faces. There are some very famous climbing routes on this particular slab including Doolin Rouge and Great Balls of Fire. The climbers at the bottom of the face have attached themselves to the rock using various devices that jam into cracks and niches in the rock. This person will then belay the lead climber (hold the rope) as he/she climbs to the top. When the lead climber has secured himself at the top the second climber can detach himself from the rock and climb up the cliff on the rope.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Early Handball Illustration
This is the earliest known depiction of the game of handball in Ireland. It was drawn in 1785 by John Nixon.
Courtsey of Monaghan County Museum.
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Agricultural Land of Carlow
A view from the top of Ballycrinnigan Rock in the Blackstairs Mountains in County Carlow. It shows a variety of different habitats including dry heath habitats, conifer plantation and in the backgound agricultural land.
Betsey Hickey
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Surfers
Two surfers in mid-action
Copyright www.techworks.ie
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Surfers -
Waiting for a wave
Photograph of two surfers waiting to catch the next good wave
Copyright Charlotte Kelly, East Coast Surf Club
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Photo of hazel shrub over pavement
English Name: Hazel Botanical Name (Latin): Corylus avellana Irish Name: Coll Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: BETULACEAE Brief Description: Shrubby, deciduous tree; catkins (“lamb’s tails”) appearing in early Spring before leaves; leaves hairy, oval; hazel nuts enclosed in leafy bracts.
Carsten Krieger
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Two Sufers on a beach
Photograph of Two Sufers on a beach, wearing their wet-suits and carrying their boards
Copyright Charlotte Kelly, East Coast Surf Club
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The Boardwalk in Glendalough
This photograph shows a lady sitting by the boardwalk in Glendalough overlooking the valley below. It was built using old unused railway sleepers. There was a great need for this boardwalk as the route along the top of the Spinks cliffs in Glendalough is a popular route taken by many walkers. Over use of this walk in recent times had resulted in trail erosion close to the cliff edge which was very dangerous to the unsuspecting walker. The boardwalk itself is about 2 and a half miles long and has viewing spots along the way to admire the beautiful valley with the upper and lower lakes below. There are many known walks that meet up with the boardwalk in Geldalough, passing by Lugduff, Gelnmalour and other areas along the Wicklow Way.
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Glendalough
Glendalough is a habitat of woodland, lakes, fen and moorland.The slidefile is an image which shows all the above features.The original Irish name is Gleann da Locha means the valley of two lakes and these are still the main natural features which dominate the area.
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Image of Centenary Rowing Club programme 1862-1962
Centenary Rowing Club programme 1862-1962
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Image of Centenary Rowing Club programme 1862-1962 -
Yachts off the coast of Howth
Photograph of yacht race passing Irelands Eye off the coast of Howth
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Yachts off the coast of Howth -
Limestone Pavement, The Burren
Bare limestone pavement with grikes and erratic
Carsten Krieger
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Limestone Pavement, The Burren -
Athlone Canal
This picture is taken from south of the town near where the Canal enters the Shannon. The Canal which is approximately a mile and a quarter in length is situated west of Athlone and was built by Thomas Omer in 1757 to by-pass the stretch of river which flows through the town. The by-pass was necessary because the river had a series of shallows and rapids as well as some man-made obstacles such as eel-weirs which impeded the navigation. There is a natural fall of over four foot between the point where the canal commenced, north of Athlone (near the No 1 Battery) and where it re-entered the Shannon. To overcome this drop a large lock was constructed – when the Canal went out of use following the Shannon Navigation Works the Lock was used to power a mill.
© Ann Hennessy / Westmeath Library Service
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Athlone Canal
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