Co. Cavan

County Cavan is one of those counties which you often pass to go to Northern Ireland without stopping. In 2008, I read an article in the Irish Times about the Bellavally Gap and the Cuillagh Mountain, which turned out to be a fabulous area for a day out. Ideally two days would be better. Beware: it’s not easy to get around the rural parts of the county, even with a GPS, and you might realise you've just driven 10 km in the wrong direction.

If you plan to stay a few hours or days in County Cavan, here's what you could see, do or visit.

Camera used: Canon EOS R, RF 24-105mm, EF 55-250mm.

Tullydermot Waterfalls (Just before climbing the Cuillagh Mountain, this is an ideal place to have a little picknick)

Cuillagh Mountain (Seen from the Altachullion)

View on the Bellavally Gap

View on the Bellavally Gap (Another one, you can't get tired of it). The Bellavally Gap is the starting point of the walk in the Cuilcagh Mountain Range. The place is so close to the border with Northern Ireland that your mobile phone will send you text messages on the roaming T&Cs in Northern Ireland!

Cuillagh Mountain. In height, this is not so impressive (less than 700m above sea level), but the conditions to access it are not always that easy (spongy ground, heathers, bogs, rocks, streams, all resulting from Glacial Activity during the last Ice Age). My advice is to start the walk early in the morning (which wasn't the case here) to take advantage of the full daylight.

Sheep enjoying the wild view (No wonder, meat taste so good in Ireland :-)