Comment by Bit Devine on July 11, 2013 at 4:07pm

Beann Mhadagáin...on a clear day, you can see teh Mullof Galloway and the Isle of Mann...or so I have been told...my eyesight has never been keen enough...even up there...

Comment by Gerard Cappa on July 11, 2013 at 4:15pm

True, Bit, not that there are too many clear days to find out. The Belfast Hills Partnership are doing great work on opening trails and encouraging people to take to these hills on their doorstep.

I'm usually up nearby Divis Mountain on a Sunday morning. I heard a report a while ago that the Ordnance Survey used a quicklime fire (the original limelight) on top of Divis to get their bearings as far away as Donegal

Comment by Walter Crawford on July 19, 2013 at 7:03pm

Thanks for adding to my knowledge regarding the original limelight,  I always wondered where that phrase originated.

Regards

 

Walter

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