To be a Rock and not to Roll... We were working on our own Stairway to Heaven at the weekend, adding some steps to a stretch of the mass path at Mam Ean in Connemara. The steps will help prevent the 'drift' of stone and scree down the hill, and make the path a bit easier to ascend. #mountainmeitheal

A gathering of Mountain Meitheal volunteers for a training weekend in Leitrim a couple of weeks ago #mountainmeitheal #mountainmeithealwest #leitrim #trailmaintenance #sheepwoolpath #ireland

Was a bit fresh (ok - wet and windy) on Mám Éan yesterday!
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Fixing this stile on the Western Way has been on the Mountain Meitheal West 'to-do' list for a while, as it had become a bit unsteady. We finally got it done yesterday, in co- operation with Forum Connemara. #mountainmeithealwest #mountainmeitheal #westernway #forumconnemara #galway #hiketrail

Ironically, the last time I used an axe for a prolonged period of time was exactly 5 years ago, just before Covid-19 hit, while helping to build a boardwalk in the Dublin mountains with Mountain Meitheal Dublin-Wicklow. #mountainmeitheal #StormÉowyn #Galway #cleanup

We're not in Howth, AFAIK. There are lots of local groups doing similar work as MountainMeitheal, which is great. When we organize volunteer days, the volunteers tend to be local to the location - e.g. the work in the Burren has plenty of participation from Ballyvaughan Walking Club.

By coincidence, an image below from Howth Head yesterday.

The walking trail is maintained by volunteers. Presumably a local group, and not necessarily #MountainMeitheal members.

We have a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/profile.php?...) and an Insta account (mountainmeithealwest). Meitheal homepage is www.mountainmeitheal.ie
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