Walking List No.4 of 2025
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NOTE: In the Event of an ORANGE or YELLOW WIND WARNING
Contact The Walks Leader in Advance of Travelling.
BALLYHOURA WALKING FESTIVAL
No Club Walks
Visit www.visitballyhoura.com for details
(A) And (B) combined walks –Cannon Sheehan Way
Meet outside Cannon Sheehan Primary School Doneraile at 10am for transport to Glenanaar-
Names in advance to Cal McCarthy 086 4091351 / JJ Cremin 087 6887977
Sunday, October 19th
(A) Difficult – 10am Galtee Castle
Length: 6+ hrs
Distance 20 km; Ascent 1,010m
Joan Neill – 087 3149215
(B) 11am – Ballyorgan
Length: 4 hrs
Deirdre Fitzpatrick – 087 6569224
Sunday, October 26th
(A) Strenuous – 9:30am Purple and Tomies Mountain
Length: 6 hrs
Meet at Kate Kearneys – names in advance please
Mary O’Connell- 086 3983385
(B) 11am- Ballinaboola- Upper car park
Length: 4 hrs
Catherine Hand – 087 6332818
Sunday, November 2nd
(A) Difficult - 10am- Rossadrehid
Length: 6 hrs
Meet at Lake Muskery car park
Distance 15km; Ascent 900m
Jim Gallivan – 087 2588765
(B) 11am –Darragh
Length: 4 hrs
Josephine Hennessy 085 1433875
Sunday , November 9th – Friendship Walk
(A) 10am from Ballyorgan – Denis O’Brien 087 3554425
Length: 5 hrs
(B) 11am from Glenosheen- Declan Clancy 087 7118560
Length: 4 hrs
(C) 10:30am from Ardpatrick- Eileen Hurley 087 9002152
Carpool to Toor walk will be led by Willie O’Rourke
Sunday, November 16th
(A) Strenuous- 9:30am Cronin’s Yard
Length: 5+ hours
Names in advance please
Seamus Moran- 087 2684976
(B) 11am – Canon Sheehan Loop
Length: 4 hrs
J J Cremin – 087 688 7977
Sunday, November 23rd
(A) Moderate 10am – Glenroe
Length: 5 hrs
Deirdre Fitzpatrick – 087 6569224
(B) 11am – Ballinvreena
Length: 4 hrs
Noreen Quish- 087 2939114
Sunday, November 30th
(A) Moderate - 10am Ballyorgan
Length: 5 hrs
Susie Flavin – 085 144 8015
(B) 11am- Ballinaboola – Upper Car Park
Length: 4 hrs
Declan Clancy – 087 7118560
Sunday, December 7th – Pre Christmas Lunch Walks from Ardpatrick
Lunch after at Spruce and Willow Ardpatrick
(A) 10am – Teresa Brosnan – 087 900 2534
Length: 5 hrs
(B) 11am - Liz Enright- 087 2873937
Length: 4 hrs
(C) 12md – Eileen Hurley – 087 9002152
Sunday, December 14th
(A) Moderate - 10am – Galtees
Length: 5 hrs
Meet at Cush car park
Mary O’Brien – 086 1202004 / Anne Coffey – 087 9172699
(B) 11am - Ballyorgan
Length: 4 hrs
Susie Flavin – 085 144 8015
Sunday, December 21st
(A) Moderate - 10am – Combaun Wood
Length: 5 hrs
Diarmuid McIntyre – 087 2244192
(B) No scheduled walk.
Friday, December 26th St Stephen’s Day Annual Walk
All walks from Ballyorgan with refreshments after walks at Village Inn Ballyorgan
(A) Moderate- 10am Jim Gallivan- 087 2588765
Length: 5 hrs
(B) 11am -Deirdre Fitzpatrick – 087 6569224
Length: 4 hrs
(C) 12md Eileen Hurley- 087 9002152
Sunday, December 28th - No scheduled walks.
Sunday, January 4th 2026
(A) Moderate 10am Anglesborough
Length: 5+ hrs
Angela Hennessy- 087 7747058
(B) 11am Slievenamuc, meet at Aherlow House Hotel Car Park
Length: 4 hrs
Pat Moriarty- 087 2652242
Notice
If you are not currently a member and would like to join the walking club or partake in an upcoming walk you can contact Lucy Mulqueen on
THURSDAY EVENING WALKS - 7.30pm START
(HIGH VIS JACKETS & HEAD TORCH ESSENTIAL)
OCTOBER
- October 16th - Meades Gate - Kathleen Power - 087 6609663
- October 23rd - Meades Gate - Kathleen Power - 087 6609663
- October 30th - Glenosheen - Geraldine Cooke - 087 778 9052
NOVEMBER
- November 6th - Glenosheen - Geraldine Cooke - 087 778 9052
- November 13th - Combaun Wood - Susan Mackessy - 087 2821533
- November 20th - Combaun Wood - Susan Mackessy - 087 2821533
- November 27th - Barrabunocka Bridge - Geraldine Cooke - 087 778 9052
DECEMBER
- December 4th - Barrabunocka Bridge - Geraldine Cooke - 087 778 9052
- December 11th - Darragh - Seanie Moloney - 086 8411421
- December 18th - Darragh - Seanie Moloney - 086 8411421
JANUARY 2026
- January 1st 2026 - Ballyorgan - Declan Clancy - 087 711 8560
- January 8th 2026 - Ballyorgan - Declan Clancy - 087 711 8560
SATURDAY MORNING WALKS - 11am Start
Contact: EILEEN HURLEY (087) 900 2152
Meetings
BALLYHOURA BEARS AGM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST AT 7PM
Venue will be Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock
Annual General Meeting Ballyhoura Bears preceded by a talk from club members Martin Murphy and Joe Whyte who will tell of their trip to Base Camp.
AGM will be 8pm approximately.
Tea/coffee and finger food will be served- the night is a business and social occasion so hopefully as many members as possible will attend.
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY
Next committee meeting is December 16th 2025
Venue will be Deebert House, Kilmallock at 7pm
This will be followed by walks fixture meeting at 8pm- all walk leaders will be welcome to attend.
New walkers are welcome to join, please contact the walk leader in advance of any walk. Please note that new walkers may participate on three Ballyboura Bear Club walks prior to joining this walking club – participants who wish to continue to walk with this club must register for club membership and will then have Mountaineering Ireland Insurance cover.
Please note any photos taken on club walks can be sent to Lucy Mulqueen 087 6910736 for inclusion in local newspapers and Club social media- please ensure consent of participants when taking photos for publication.
