Benbaun, the highest peak of the Twelve Bens in all its glory
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Format
JPEG
Title
Benbaun, the highest peak of the Twelve Bens in all its glory
Identifier
VH0032
Depiction
A mountain with traces of snow at the summit.
Description
A view of Benbaun (Benbawn or An Bhinn Bhán ), at 729m the highest of the Twelve Bens, seen from the Horseshoe ridge.
This is one of 7 photographs taken during a day in 1971 or 1972 that the UCG Mountaineering Club spent hiking in the southern Twelve Bens. 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').
This is one of 7 photographs taken during a day in 1971 or 1972 that the UCG Mountaineering Club spent hiking in the southern Twelve Bens. 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').
References
Personal communication: Michael Kane (interview and written account)
Published sources:
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.
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
M.Kane, J. Conroy, ‘Benbaun, the highest peak of the Twelve Bens in all its glory’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 13744, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1970s
Category
colour
landscape
off-campus
outdoors
Keywords
Connemara
Twelve Bens
Mountains
Language
English
Irish
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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