Eas Gobhain
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Eas Gobhain
Image: © Alan O'Dowd Taken: 17 Dec 2019
Eas Gobhain means 'blacksmith's waterfall' in Gaelic. Since the stream is broad and gentle here, the descriptor 'eas' (waterfall) seems peculiar, but perhaps it is named after a feature further upstream.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.2399
Longitude
-4.230167