walks around portlaw kilmacthomas

Nestling in the Comeraghs, the Nire Valley is the ideal base for the walker wishing to explore these solitary and dramatic mountains. The Nire runs eastward from the village of Ballymacarbry and merges into the Comeragh Mountains under the "Gap". This is the Gap through which we recommend the delightful low-level mountain walk from Knockanaffrin to Rathgormack. The name "The Nire Valley" comes from the Gaelic "Gleann na hUidhre" which means the Glen or Valley of the Yellow/Brown stone whi...