Famine road above Killary Harbour © Graham Horn

L7864 : Famine road above Killary Harbour

taken 14 years ago, near to Salrock, Ireland

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Famine road above Killary Harbour

The further west you go the less definitive the road is, although on the steeper parts the retaining walls as still clearly seen. The road was built by impoverished locals during the Irish famine, 1845-1848, not such much because it was needed but because the English landowners fed the locals if they worked on the road and didn't feed them if they didn't.
In the distance is the island of Gubderrynasliggan guarding the entrance to Killary Harbour.

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Grid Square: L7864, 11 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Graham Horn (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 12 September, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 19 September, 2008
Category: Track > Track (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: L 780 646 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:37.0582N 9:50.6434W
Camera Location: Irish: L 781 646
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)