The Horseshoe, a well-earned rest for the group, 1971 or 1972
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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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The Horseshoe, a well-earned rest for the group, 1971 or 1972
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Identifier
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VH0026
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Depiction
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Three women and one man seated or leaning on a pile of stones
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Description
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Members of the UCG Mountaineering Club taking a rest on the Horseshoe ridge during a day spent hiking in the southern Twelve Bens.
This is one of 7 photographs taken during an outing in 1971 or 1972. For the other 6 photographs see 'A day on the Horseshoe ridge'.
In 2022 Michael Kane gave a vivid account of this day on the Horseshoe and the general activities of the Mountaineering Club. See 'Michael Kane's account of the Mountaineering Club c. 1971-72'.
The Mountaineering Club was established in 1970. Its membership in 2023 was over 1000.(Mountaineering Club, 'About us'). The Library archives contain a number of documents relating to the club. These were placed in the care of the University by Aengus Finnegan, Secretary 2010-2011 (Mountaineering Club, 'Archive').
The Glencoaghan (Gleann Chóchan) Horseshoe ridge is approximately 16 km long. Its peaks include 7 of the major bens: Binn Leitrí (Benlettery, 577m), Binn Ghleann Uisce (Ben Glenisky, 516m), Binn Gabhar (Bengower, 664m), Binn Bhraoin (Benbreen, 691m), An Bhinn Dubh (Bencollaghduff, 696m), Binn Chorr (Bencorr, 711m) and Binn Doire Chláir (Derryclare, 677m). It also comprises some subsidiary bens, among them Binn an Choire Bhig (Benncorrbeg, 577m) and Binn an tSaighdiúra (653m).
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Michael Kane's account of the Mountaineering Club c. 1971-1972
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References
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Personal communication: Michael Kane (interview and written account)
Publications:
Galway Tourism, 'The Twelve Bens' [with map and hiking trails], https://www.galwaytourism.ie/connemara/the-twelve-bens/, accessed 24 June 2023.
Mountaineering Club, 'About us', https://nuigmc.com/about-us/, accessed 20 June 2023.
Mountaineering Club, 'Archive', https://nuigmc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Archive, accessed 20 June 2023.
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Bibliographic Citation
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M. Kane, J. Conroy, ‘The Horseshoe, a well-earned rest for the group, 1971 or 1972’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13738, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Period
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1970s
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Category
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colour
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group
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off-campus
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outdoors
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Language
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English
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Irish
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Publisher
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University of Galway Library
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Rights
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This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
