Cuchullins Leap, Loop Head, Co. Clare

Cuchullins Leap, Loop Head, Co. Clare

Headland

Lighthouse

Lantern slide of Cuchullins Leap at Loop Head, Co. Clare. Originally catalogued with labels 'C3 28', 'T. Mason, 5, Dame Street, Dublin' and 'Cuchullins Leap, Loop Head, Co. Clare. 1907.' Depicted is a far away view of lighthuse on Cuchullins Leap at Loop Head. So named after Cuchulainn the Hound of Ulster and the leader of The Red Branch Knights escaped the clutches of a scorned wise woman by leaping to a nearby island. Other spelling: Cuchulainn's Leap.

Sophie Hogan

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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Box03_027

RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 03

18/03/15

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RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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Lantern Slides

Ireland

Clare

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Loop Head

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Irish National Grid East: 68771

Irish National Grid North: 47187

Position Source: www.irish.gridreferencefinder.com

Latitude: 52.560445

Longitude: -9.9360448

Place: Cuchullins Leap, Loop Head, Co. Clare Latitude: 52.5607538 Longitude: -9.932308700000021

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