GREAT WESTERN GREENWAY

Burrishoole Loops

Knockbreaga Loop

Burrishoole Loops, Burrishoole Loops Tiernaur

Waymarking – Purple Arrows

Distance

13 km

Difficulty

Middle Distance – Moderate

Ascent

98m

Trailhead

Tiernaur – 53.9035876, -9.6895672

Terrain

Minor roads, bog roadways, Greenway

Duration

3 hours

Minimum Gear

Trekking shoes, raingear, fluid & mobile phone

Services

Westport, Newport, Mulranny, Achill

Knockbreaga Loop

Burrishoole Loops, Burrishoole Loops Tiernaur
13 km - moderate

A most interesting place name to ponder. Knockbreaga the hill of falsehood, perhaps named for a standing stone that stood on the hill top, falsely depicting a man elsewhere called Farbreaga. Meennacloghfinny is another place name from this area, this time meaning the smooth hillside of the white stones, the stones were white when exposed from under the turf banks that dot the hillsides. 

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