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Ox Mountains

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The old ballads of ‘Cinty’ Loftus

The old ballads of ‘Cinty’ Loftus

Sat, 09 Dec, 2023

William ‘Cinty’ Loftus was born in Graffy around 1881. He was a farmer and labourer who worked for Jack McGloin of Greyfort in Currower. He would often boast that Jack McGloin had “blue blood in his veins”.
The secret life of the famous Moy salmon

The secret life of the famous Moy salmon

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

The Ox Mountains and the River Moy are like sisters; of the same place, born under the same sky and singing in time like only sisters can.
Cattle once signified great wealth and status

Cattle once signified great wealth and status

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

The Ox Mountains, it’s a title that sits easily with us and there is no doubt it is a name of substance but what are its origins? Where does the name come from and what does it mean?With the proliferation of sheep on the mountain in recent ...
A festival to restore pride and build for the future

A festival to restore pride and build for the future

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023

From a two-day event in the beginning, it now runs over four days and nights, bringing to life the farming tradition of the region

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