Cloch an tSagairt and Carrignahasta

The Valley Glaciers of the Brandon Mountains

Looking down into the Ownenmore Valley from the carpark at the top of the Conor Pass, the villages of Cloghane and Brandon nestle peacefully where a mighty glacier once flowed out into Brandon Bay. Rising up from this bog-covered valley interspersed with shimmering lóchs (lakes) a fractal pattern of smaller valleys, many beset with their own smaller lóchs, branch ever-upward into the surrounding mountains. There are also the mysterious bogs of the Coumanare Upland, a pristine tangle of glaciated valleys, crystal clear lakes, and streams that disappear into 4 metre thick eroded bog and then resurface a few hundred metres away.

Loch Gorm is partly in Glangevlin (Knock Gorm) and in Ballinaqlera. It derives its name from the townland of Knock Gorm. Not far from this lake but in Ballinaglera, Cloch an tSagairt can be seen. It derives its name from the stone dwelling where the priest from Glangevlin rested on his way to Ballinaglera to celebrate Mass during the penal times. He traveled over the mountain to avoid being caught by English soldiers when a priest's head was worth five pounds. A loch in the northwest of Islay, in the Inner Hebrides, Loch Gorm lies 12½ miles (20 km) east of Port Askaig, in flat land towards the north of the Rhinns of Islay. "Blue Lake," on the river Teinne, which divides southern Rhianedd from northern Mochdreff. Sovereignity of this pleasant region has been often disputed by the rival degfeds, and it is said that Loch Gorm has oft turned red with blood as a result of their fierce disputes.

The area around Loch Gorm is mostly flat and differs a lot from other parts of Islay. Loch Gorm is the largest inland loch on Islay and the area is home for a lot of wildlife. In the loch the ruins of a castle from the MacDonalds clan on a little island can be seen. In the evening hares and deer can be spotted easily when driving around on the little single track roads. The views towards the Atlantic Ocean are stunning, especially at sunset. With Kilchoman and Machir Bay to the south, and Saligo bay to the west the Loch Gorm area. Kilchoman is the most westerly whisky distillery in Scotland. Close to Kilchoman the Kilchoman cross can be found in the Kilchoman churchyard. The church is a ruin nowadays but the Kilchoman cross. At the south end of the beach there is a little track towards Kilchiaran and here in the cliffs the Iron Age fort of Dun Chroisprig can be found.

The old Kerry castles still remaining in a more or less perfect state are those of Ardea, Barra, Ballybeggan, Ballybunnian, Ballycarbery, Ballyheigue, Ballymalus, Ballinaskellig, Beale, Cappanacoss, Carrigafoyle, Castledrum, Castlefiery, Castleisland, Castlelough, Castlesybil, Clonmellane, Doon, Dunkerron, Dunloh, Fenit, Gallerus, Killaha, Kilmurry, Lick, Listowel, Littur, Molahiffe, Pallis, Rathanane, and Ross, which, as well as the modern castles and seats, are noticed in the parishes in which they are respectively situated.

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Loch Gorm is partly in Glangevlin (Knock Gorm) and in Ballinaqlera. It derives its name from the townland of Knock Gorm. Not far from this lake but in Ballinaglera, Cloch an tSagairt can be seen. It derives its name from the stone dwelling where the priest from Glangevlin rested on his way to Ballinaglera to celebrate Mass during the penal times. He traveled over the mountain to avoid being caught by English soldiers when a priest's head was worth five pounds. A loch in the northwest of Islay, in the Inner Hebrides, Loch Gorm lies 12½ miles (20 km) east of Port Askaig, in flat land towards the north of the Rhinns of Islay. "Blue Lake," on the river Teinne, which divides southern Rhianedd from northern Mochdreff. Sovereignity of this pleasant region has been often disputed by the rival degfeds, and it is said that Loch Gorm has oft turned red with blood as a result of their fierce disputes.
	The area around Loch Gorm is mostly flat and differs a lot from other parts of Islay. Loch Gorm is the largest inland loch on Islay and the area is home for a lot of wildlife. In the loch the ruins of a castle from the MacDonalds clan on a little island can be seen. In the evening hares and deer can be spotted easily when driving around on the little single track roads. The views towards the Atlantic Ocean are stunning, especially at sunset. With Kilchoman and Machir Bay to the south, and Saligo bay to the west the Loch Gorm area. Kilchoman is the most westerly whisky distillery in Scotland. Close to Kilchoman the Kilchoman cross can be found in the Kilchoman churchyard. The church is a ruin nowadays but the Kilchoman cross. At the south end of the beach there is a little track towards Kilchiaran and here in the cliffs the Iron Age fort of Dun Chroisprig can be found.