The Clogher Bog Eco Walk is an 8km National Waymarked Loop Walk. It covers varying landscape of hedgerows, woodland and bogland and follows quite country lanes and bog tracks. The terrain is flat and uneven (walking boots recommended.)
The first section of this looped walk takes you through some areas of Fenland and along bog tracks through a lowland blanket bog, a rare habitat in the E.U. and one that is becoming increasingly scarce and under threat in Ireland. This living, breathing, unspoilt bogland is teeming with wildlife. There is a wonderful variety of birdlife, plant and animal life and this is displayed through a number of interpretive panels along the walk.  Listen out for the birdsong as you walk. 

The next section takes you along quiet country lanes where you can admire trees and flora of the hedgerow, before entering active farmland. We follow a section of the ancient Tochar that once led from Rathcroghan in County Roscommon to the ritual site of Cruachan Aigle(Croagh Patrick) .This section  is through Hazel Woodland and has an amazing variety of flora.
The final section brings you to an early Patrician Church at Drum Cemetery and in the adjoining lands, the remains of a Caiseal, once a resting place for pilgrims making their way to Croagh Patrick.  Many simple uninscibed stones mark the resting place of victims of the great famine .You can even see what is believed to be the imprint of St. Patrick’s footprint, on a stone behind the graveyard. A quiet boithrín leads you back to starting point at Clogher Heritage Complex.

The Clogher bog loop walk

The Holy Well Walk

A walk around Killeen townland, in Drum Parish, a well called “Tobermacduach”. The name is ascribed to Colman-Mac-Duac, who lived at the beginning of the 7th century. (Another sister well is located in Kinvara, County Galway and is closely associated with Colman, who gave the name Kilmacduach to the diocese. He was closely related to Guaire, King of Connaught).

Stations of the Cross were performed annually on Good Friday. Pilgrims came and erected tents in this area. Over 100 years ago this tradition ceased and the well fell into disrepair.
In this area was the site of an old Church and burial ground for the unbaptised babies. It was said that little coffins were brought in the night and the only sign that a burial had taken place was a newly made grave. This practice stopped around 1900 and cattle were let graze in the area but it was never tilled.

The phrase "Children's burial ground" refers to an unconsecrated place used primarily, though not exclusively, for the burial of unbaptised children.
Those most commonly used in Co. Mayo are cillin/Killeen, lios/Lisheen. The word cill is derived from the Latin cella, and means Church or Graveyard.
 [from - 'Ancient Landmarks' - History of Mayo J F Quinn]

When the Well was being refurbished it was thought to be appropriate to recognise those who lay here and erect a small memorial to them.

Watch a short YouTube video with some scenes from the bog walk
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