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Great picture!!

No crash barriers back then! It would be great to see this in the Old Tywyn and Dysynni Valley group.

wow thats awesome

aka Ballygasheen nowadays!!

spesnova10 Is it Ballyglasheen? No wonder I couldn't find this on any maps!! Thanks a million - have changed the title, etc. and thanks to you, have been able to add it to our Flickr Map.

The 'ballagh' or pass is neither gasheen, as suggested, or osheeheen, as titled by Lawrence. It is Ballaghosheen or the Pass of Oisin. It is an alternative route to the Ring of Kerry from Killarney to Waterville which long predates the Ring in importance and features strongly in the tales of the Fianna. The picture shows a man on his cart heading towards Killarney and inland in general. A warrior of the Fianna, coming in the opposite direction in long and swift strides from great feats in the land of Ireland, would view the sea here for the first time. The view of the sea is distant and constrained by the coastal mountains but after a long journey overland it is an inspiring vista. Here Oisin stood and saw further than any had ever seen before - to Tír na nÓg surrounded by the foam of the Atlantic but within reach of his white steed. In that land of eternal youth he spent endless happy years, so please retain the meaning in the place name so that one day this land will be found again.

Mossy Carey Happy to oblige, and so I've changed the title! How could I resist such a lyrical description? However, could you give me lat and long co-ordinates for the Pass?

It is approximately 51. 79 North and 9. 56 (west) and is to be found in the OSI Discovery Series 79 with the Irish place name Bealach Oisín and the English Ballaghisheen Pass. The road sign has a similar Irish name but renders it Ballaghasheen Pass in English. I cannot say why neither body used 'o' instead of 'i' or 'a' or what strange heat arose from the obvious when it was being grasped.

Thanks for sharing great photograph.