Manannán mac Lir - Binevenagh Moutain Limavady - NI
Where? Gortmore Viewpoint is located right on the Bishop's Road by the Binevenagh Loop which is part of the Causeway Coastal Route.
What? Manannán mac Lir Celtic Sea God at Gortmore Viewpoint in a 360 Degree Video!
Binevenagh Mountain towers over Limavady Borough, giving breathtaking views of Lough Foyle, Inishowen and the northern coastline. It is also home to a wide variety of birds including the peregrine falcon.
The Statue of Manannán mac Lir
The Celtic God of the sea, after whom the Isle of Man is named, is one of five life-size sculptures highlighting the myths and legends of the Roe Valley's cultural heritage. The statue made headlines in 2015 when it suddenly disappeared from Binevenagh Mountain and went missing for an entire month. The monument was created by sculptor John Sutton, known for his work on the popular HBO hit TV series Game Of Thrones, had became a popular tourist attraction. The monument featured the figure of Manannan Mac Lir standing in a boat's prow at the top of the mountain.
The nine feet monument was later found by a group of ramblers dumped on the mountainside just a few hundred meters from its original spot after a land and air search involving PSNI officers had failed to locate it. The statue was badly damaged and whoever cut it down left a wooden cross with the words 'You shall have no other gods before me' in its place. The artist spent the next six months painstakingly creating a replacement sculpture to be put in the original's place.
“It took too much effort because you can see where they tried to saw it off at the beard, the neck and the arms,” said Mr. Sutton. “They obviously went to some effort, but they shot themselves in the foot. I don’t think they realised there would be such a backlash. Everybody was talking about it. They obviously didn’t think it through.”
The replacement… quickly attracted a large crowd of spectators. Some people might say this is a huge waste of money, but I think it is a vital investment in tourism for the local area. The original one was found with chunks missing from its head and was too badly damaged to be put back. But I am hoping we can use it in the local arts centre for educational purposes. The new one has been reinforced, but I hope those involved in damaging the first one don't do the same again. Tourism is the only real sustainable industry we have in the northwest and this piece of art is vital to help boost that industry. We even had a bus tour come to see the sculpture almost the minute it went back up again.
Local people living near Lough Foyle believe Manannán's spirit is released during fierce storms and some even remark “Manannán is angry today”. It is believed that he inhabits the offshore sandbanks between Inishtrahull Sound and Magilligan waters. Historians believe that Mannin Bay was named after him and he is thought to be an ancestor of the Conmhaícne Mara, the people for whom Connemara is named. According to local folklore, one day Manannán’s daughter was caught in a storm while boating in Kilkieran Bay, so to rescue her from the danger she was in, he conjured up Mann Island.
Located within the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady Visitor Information Centre provides information services for locals and visitors who are new to the area.
The center provides a range of free tourism literature, including accommodation, events, visitor guides and maps with details on the Causeway Coast and Glens area and Northern Ireland. It also provides an accommodation booking service, assistance with genealogy inquiries and information on planning trips. The center is open all year round Monday through Wednesday and Saturday 09:30 - 17:00, Thursday & Friday 09:30 - 21:30.
This is one of the different adventures we once had in Limavady and its sculpture trail but you could still manage to see some of the other trips we have done there before ( Among the important things which are found in Limavady, co Derry, is the most famous song in the whole world which is Danny Boy ( and which we have also passed by to see the sculpture it has in this trail (
There are different sculptures found in Limavady and which are making this place much more famous and more visited by tourists and local people who have not been there yet - we were amazed with those different sculptures and loved digging back behind the history that they carry and know more about the different stories which they are carrying and which made them appear.
If you want to know more, visit our website connollycove.com for more amazing articles and stories.
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Binevenagh Mountain and Lake near Limavady N.Ireland 26/3/18
Video of our visit to Binevenagh Mountain and Lake, near Limavady, Co. Londonderry, N. Ireland. It wasn't easy to find and the road up to it isn't great but for the views it was well worth it. We got a great viewing day and visibility was excellent.
One fisherman we talked to caught 4 lovely trout that morning.
The Mists of Manannan, God of the Sea for the ancient Irish
This is a very brief snippet of the fourth of the meditations to meet Manannan, God of the Sea of the Tuatha de Danaan and the ancient Irish.
Manannan is a great God with much to teach us. Join our Druid Forest School and learn how to make visionary contact with him, as well as the other great goddesses and Gods of the ancient Irish:
In the first module you learn about the ways Manannan was anciently understood and you receive presentation and journeying audios to build your relationship with him.
In the fourth module, we yet again connect with Manannan on the shore of the North Atlantic Ocean in the far West of Ireland. The mists of concealment are a great theme in the ancient material that has come down to us on Manannan, though sadly he was parodied and trivialised in the monkish manuscripts: writers who did not realise the greatness of their material.
You can learn about the Goddesses and Gods of the ancient Irish by enrolling for the worldwide distance learning courses on my Druid Forest School website.
As well as my worldwide courses, there are in-person face to face sessions and events on the sacred land either in our dedicated Healing Centre in Foxford county Mayo, and on nearby sacred places on the earth of the far West of Ireland such as Croagh Patrick Mountain (as it is called now!), Loch na Corra, Carrowmore with its sacred alignment, Knocknarea, Cailleach a Bherra’s House, the River Unius: place of the annual union of The Dagda and The Morrigan at Samhain, as well as Carrowkeel. And there’s my Novel: Druid (available on Amazon) and my forthcoming novel: The Morrigan and The Dagda.
Get in touch. I look forward to working with you, Michael Conneely
Broighter Boat (100 B.C) - discovered near Lough Foyle at Broighter, Co. Derry Ireland
The Broighter Gold or more correctly, the Broighter Hoard, is a hoard of gold artefacts from the Iron Age of the 1st century BC that were found in 1896 by Tom Nicholl and James Morrow on farmland near Limavady, Northern Ireland.
The hoard includes a 7-inch-long (18 cm) gold boat, a gold torc and bowl and some other jewellery. A design from the hoard has been used as an image on the 1996 issue of the Northern Ireland British one-pound coins[3] and the gold ship featured in a design on the last Irish one-pound coins. The Broighter Collar and Broighter Ship also featured on definitive postage stamps of Ireland from 1990–1995. The National Museum of Ireland, who now hold the hoard, describe the torc as the finest example of Irish La Tène goldworking.Replicas of the collection are kept at the Ulster Museum in Belfast.
The boat is a unique find that was measured at 7.25 inches (18.4 cm) by 3 inches (7.6 cm) and weighed 3 ounces (85 g). It had benches, rowlocks, two rows of nine oars and a paddle rudder for steering. It also included tools for grappling, three forks, a yardarm and a spear. The tools are of much lighter design than the ship's hull and are shown in the illustration. The boat suggests that the hoard was a votive deposit to the Celtic sea god Manannán mac Lir.
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Irish horses
The story of how horses came to Ireland, in celebration of the rediscovery of the stolen statue of Manannan mac Lir by soldiers on manoeuvres near Limavady.
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DJI Phantom 3 Advanced - A Peek At Binevenagh Mountain In Gusty Winds
Short straight up flight of Binevenagh Mountain and St. Aidean's Well today. Strong winds gusting +20 knots from the SE was affecting drone so I was limited with filming. Beautiful area! nightskyhunter.com
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Walk - Strabane Canal, River Foyle & Dennett 26 Dec 2017 v1
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One of my regular walks along the old Strabane Canal, onto the adjoining River Foyle followed by a dander along the banks of the River Dennett.
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