Tag: Gougane barra

From High Hearth to Harbour

by Pat Fitzgerald, posted in Poetry

On a sunny Sunday, I climbed 200 meters of sharp, uneven rock-steps – far steeper than they first look – up above Gougane Barra, under the Sheehy Mountains. What people call “the source of the Lee” sits easy to reach, fenceed in beside the road.. But the river keeps its true beginning higher still; on … Continue reading From High Hearth to Harbour

The Oratory

by Pat Fitzgerald, posted in Poetry

Following past posts, Today's Poem contionues with the same route that Other Poems have come into being. But for todays Poem, I had a chance to Visit one of my favored places within the past week or so. That was to Visit Gougane Barra which is Hidden amongst The Shehy Mountains in County Cork. Itis … Continue reading The Oratory