Ballinafunshoge Mountain Access Route - This trail will bring you to the access point for Mullacor and Lugduff mountains.
Ballinafunshoge is located in the scenic valley of Glenmalure which is the longest glacier valley in either Ireland or Britain and is shadowed by the mighty Lugnaquilla mountain (927m).
This area is also close to the monastic site in Glendalough and the home of Charles Stewart Parnell at Avondale House & Forest Park in Rathdrum.
It was here amongst the trees at Ballinafunshogue in 1580 that rebels like Fiach McHugh O’Byrne defeated 800 English soldiers in the Battle of Glenmalure.
During the 1798 Rebellion, it was one of the places where it the rebellion was finally suppressed.
The nearby disused lead mines were opened during in 1797 and operated until 1864 producing up to 400 tons of lead ore per year.
Ballinafunshoge Mountain Access Route - This trail will bring you to the access point for Mullacor and Lugduff mountains.
Ballinafunshoge is located in the scenic valley of Glenmalure which is the longest glacier valley in either Ireland or Britain and is shadowed by the mighty Lugnaquilla mountain (927m).
This area is also close to the monastic site in Glendalough and the home of Charles Stewart Parnell at Avondale House & Forest Park in Rathdrum.
It was here amongst the trees at Ballinafunshogue in 1580 that rebels like Fiach McHugh O’Byrne defeated 800 English soldiers in the Battle of Glenmalure.
During the 1798 Rebellion, it was one of the places where it the rebellion was finally suppressed.
The nearby disused lead mines were opened during in 1797 and operated until 1864 producing up to 400 tons of lead ore per year.
