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This misty April morning photo is one of my favourites. It is the "Great Sugarloaf" and I live on the other side of it. Its a rare mountain here in Co. Wicklow as it is isolated and stands alone whereas the rest of the mountains are grouped together. Its "made" of good solid Wicklow granite and is 503m high. The lower section on the left is called "Glencap" but in ancient times was believed to have been called "Gilspur". There is an enormous bronze age cairn on its summit [ Glencap ] and it is widely accepted that there is what is called a "passage" grave underneath it. Fortunately it has never been excavated and its as it should be. As the mountain sits on an east/west line, the sunrise out over the Irish sea passes over the mountain lighting up the cairn which obviously had great significance to our ancestors.

There are many other historic monoliths surrounding this place and I have found 5 prehistoric burial mounds including a "Fuladh Fia". { www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/secondary-students/h... }

When I was away abroad for a long time, this mountain used to welcome me home and I would get very emotional when Id see it. It certainly was the first mountain I ever seen in my life and Im told my Dad carried me up here in his arms when I was 3 months old. So now you know that the "madness" "doesnt come from the ground" as they say here. Indeed every time I see it I think of him and thats almost every day.

Hope you like the photo and the ramblings!

Happy Thursday!!!

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" All the ways you wander,

All the ways you roam,

Far across great mountains,

Far across the foam,

To the far away houses.

To the sunsets on fire,

Looking for the home,

Of your hearts desire "

 

Heres John Spillane who sums it up for me perfectly!

How beautiful!! Do Have a listen.

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNEItfrYsgY

 

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