Cork - Allihies
The following is an extract from Kevin Corcoran's book West Cork Walks O'Brien Press ISBN 0-86278-928-1
... The peace and pleasure of its golden beach, rugged cliffs, and hedgerowed farms protected from the pollution of the outside world by the fortress walls of the surrounding rocky masses, makes one want to keep this little-known walk of West Cork secret ... back in the 19th century the area was a thriving mining location, where copper ore was extracted from the sterile hills. The legacy of this activity still lies scattered across the surrounding landscape.