Peak Experiences

‘Peak Experiences’ is a series of 25 programmes that tell stories related to the Blackstairs Mountains

Picking Fraughans
Picking fraughans was a big bu …
Stories – Eliza Gilbert and The Duke of Leinster
We hear of the escapades of El …
The Impact of 1798
The Blackstairs Mountains bore …
The Nine Stones & the Cailin Slipes
What is the story behind the N …
The Commonage
The Commonage is a shared spac …
The Bombing of Shannon’s House
Tragic incidents have occurred …
Social Changes on the Blackstairs
Meeting Sunday was a big festi …
The Many Saints Associated With Mount Leinster
Fr Alfie Murphy, a retired pri …
Archaeological Traces On The Blackstairs Mountains
Like all mountains, the Blacks …
The Raheenleigh Water Treatment Plant
In this program in the series …
Farming Memories
The Blackstairs Mountains have …
The Name Blackstairs
In this programme in the serie …
Rock Art, Stones and Highway Men
In this programme we begin by …
Kiloughternane
Jim Quirke lives in Kiloughter …
The Building of the Road and RTE Mast on Mount Leinster
Mount Leinster is the highest …
Myshall
This time our focus turns to M …
Hiking in the Blackstairs
Hiking is a very popular recre …
Rituals and Holy Places on the Mountain
There is something about mount …
Wildlife on the Blackstairs
The Blackstairs Mountains are …
Rathanna
Rathanna has to be one of the …
Hiking St Columban’s Way
There are many hiking trails i …
The Nine Stones Artists and Memory Making
So far we’ve covered hiking, w …
Fairy tales & The Last Wolf
In this program we feature gho …
The Townlands
In this programme we go on a j …
Well Known People
Today we return to the subject …