Welcome to the Galtee Walking Club
Hello and failte to the Galtee Walking Club, Cnocadóiri na Gaibhlte, based in and around Tipperary in Ireland. Our club has been in existence since 2003 and was started initially by a core group of hill walking enthusiasts who were born and raised around the foothills of the Galtee mountains and the Glen of Aherlow in South Tipperary. Since then, it has grown and diversified and currently has a membership of over 150, drawn from all over Munster. We offer a number of different graded walks on a regular weekly basis throughout the year which are available to new members or to those wishing to join us for a one off sample hike. moreGaltee Challenge, Saturday June 30, 2018
For those familiar with this event from previous years, a number of changes have been made to the format.There will no longer be a guided Crossing walk. It will be a self navigated Challenge walk only.
The day of the event will change from Sunday to Saturday. It will be Saturday June 30 this year.
Registration and payment for the Challenge will be online only.
Full details and registration are available on the Challenge Page.
Weekend Away to West Cork, 18th to 20th May, 2018
An away trip to beautiful West Cork is planned for the weekend of May 18th to 20th next. The base is the village of Glengarriff and the trip involves travelling down on Friday evening and staying for two nights. There will be a choice of A, B or C walks on the Saturday and a B or C walk on the Sunday. The walks will be in association with the Skibbereen Walking Group who came to walk with us in the Galtees last September. The organiser of the weekend away is Goretti Campbell who can be contacted on 087 9696071.
Accommodation at Casey's hotel, phone 027 63010. email info@caseyshotelglengarriff.ie
15 Rooms have been block booked for Galtee Walking Club.
Twin/ Double/ Single rooms available €125 per person sharing for 2 nights B/B and 1 dinner. A single supplement will apply.
A special deal for the Sunday night 20th May €35 B/B.
Contact the hotel directly to book and tell them you are with the Galtee Walking Club group or get in touch with Goretti if you would like her to book a place for you.
To see the full list of walks planned for the two days go to the Glengariff Weekend page.
Sunday April 22, 2018
Slievenamuck Marathon and Half Marathon 2018, 10th Anniversary Event
The annual Slievenamuck Marathon and Half Marathon, organised by the Galtee Walking Club, took place on Sunday March 25, 2018. The event was open to walkers and runners and was mainly on forest tracks and paths on the Slievenamuck Ridge, overlooking the scenic Glen of Aherlow and the Galtee Mountains. A total of 109 people took part in perfect weather conditions.
Galtee Walking Club photos from the Marathon can be seen here.
Hillwalking Radio Group's photos are available here.
The
club has a number of items which were left behind by participants
in the Marathon. These include a grey walking jacket with blue trim, a
pair of sunglasses and a pair of black gloves. If you think any of
these
might be yours please get in contact.Click image to enlarge
Fei Sheehy Challenge 2018
Fellow Walker,Individual Challenge
You may have heard of the Fei Sheehy Challenge which took place for the first time in 2014. If you haven’t; it’s a three day, self-navigating hill walking challenge to ‘cross’ the Comeragh, Galty and Knockmealdown mountain ranges.
Pre-registered participants can elect to do one, two or three days and the money raised via registration fees is donated to charities/voluntary organisations. If you would like to raise funds for a charity of your own choosing, via sponsorship card or online, you can also do this.
To date, we have raised over €32,000.
We’ve decided to run the event again this year (17th, 18th, 19th August). Pre-registration is open and we have 14 more registered this year than on the same date last year . If you log on to the website http://www.feisheehychallenge.net/registration.html you can pre-register now. Numbers are limited.
Club Challenge
There is a perpetual cup on offer for any club that is interested in taking on this challenge. The current holders of the trophy are Wayfarers Hiking Club. In 2017 they took the title with 15 points (a point for each day that a walker completed a crossing). All 5 of their members/participants did 3 days.
If you and your club are interested in taking this Club Challenge on, please contact me -
gerard_sheehy@hotmail.com
Kind Regards,
Gerard Sheehy
The Views from Lyracappul
A poem by Rody TierneyFrom the little Assaroola stream that joins the River Aherlow
I will climb to Lyracappul and survey all below
It is to the beauty of our precious glen that I will treat my eyes
Then ponder on the Shrough Dolmen where an ancient chieftain lies
Now with my back to the famine wall I gaze out further north
Beneath the gentle Phelims where three great warriors fought
O’Sullivan Beara an Patrick Sarsfield to name the recent two
And before their time the King of Munster - the legend Brian Boru
Peeping from above the Phelims is Keeper Hill and Mathair Sliebh
Where Eamon an Cnoic was hunted and found refuge in a cave
I can just make out the Devil’s Bit to my right in the distant haze
But not the view from Toomevara where I grew up and played
Alone, alone and directly east stands lovely Slievenamon
Where Grainne raced up to the summit and won her sweetheart Fionn
Charles Kickham used your name to title his fine song
And lose, draw or win Tipp men will sing about you Slievenamon
To the south is steep Bengower, the Glounreagh valley and Seefin
The Blackrock river and Knockaterriff above the pigeon rock sweet glen
Looking west on this fine clear day - I can see the Kerry reeks
But nearer still is Temple Hill with that large cairn on its peak
Now as I have left you Lyre na Cappal and your beauty spots galore
I will pause and bless myself at the cross on Galteemore
Then scamper over Galteebeag and down the Geisha steps
And battle up the slope of Cush – it will surely put me to the test
My pleasant trek is over now and I must make my way on home
The hills and valleys I’ll leave behind for another day to roam
To Bianconi’s coach road pub I’ll call and drink a pint or two
Then before I cross over Slievenamuck I might sing a song for you
