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.
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
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- 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
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Irish:
L 780 646 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:37.0582N 9:50.6434W - Camera Location
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Irish:
L 781 646
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
Image classification(about):
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