Scotchport, a small and beautiful sheltered cove near Corclough on the Mullet, has a interesting history and today is a popular location for scuba diving in Mayo. The inlet is sheltered by rock formations opening out into a narrow exit leading to the wild Atlantic. This natural harbour once made Scotchport the perfect embarkation point […]
Archives for February 2016
Morning magic in Belleek Wood
‘Fog’s rollin’ off the East River Bank‘ – the opening line of Bleecker Street, the lovely Paul Simon song – came to mind as I witnessed a rolling bank of fog smother the River Moy and suddenly change the entire appearance of a sunny, frosty morning that moments earlier had illuminated the woodland with streams of […]
Passport to Mayo on the Wild Atlantic Way
I couldn’t help thinking of the old Ealing comedy film, ‘Passport to Pimlico’, when I read that the Wild Atlantic Way Passport is to be introduced on a pilot basis in May.