http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html Máméan is the site of an old Mass Rock, dating form the pre-famine era, today there is an old church and small graveyard on the site. It is located in a cól between two mountains in the Maumturk range. There is a beautiful mountain lake (Corrie or Tarn) located close to the site of the church. The walk to and from Máméan takes approx 2 hours. Take at look at the following article from October 2009 in the Irish Independent newspaper: http://www.independent.ie/travel/inside-ireland/walk-of-the-week-mamean-connemara-co-galway-1916801.html http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#0 467f4f68-b8f0-4bdf-a34d-686b51245937 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/mamean_co._galway/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/mamean_co._galway/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/mamean_co._galway/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Entance gates to Máméan walk</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#1 853b8d96-77c0-4f42-9524-6efc6a583b5e http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1004/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1004/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1004/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">looking upwards towards the Máméan col.</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#2 3a480b3e-0155-460f-a196-e81e76a2583b http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1007/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1007/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1007/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Looking back downhill towards the Mamm Valey.</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#3 0c8e332b-6e5b-4217-87bf-e4d9de98a4da http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1030981.JPG/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1030981.JPG/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1030981.JPG/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">On the walking trail to Máméan</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#4 b2dd87bf-9e20-4e42-8dcf-327f49010b1b http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1030988.JPG/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1030988.JPG/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1030988.JPG/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A small stream on route.</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#5 d25cdd4c-5d65-433a-817b-4c2910f01088 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1040027.JPG/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1040027.JPG/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/P1040027.JPG/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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" class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The sun trying to break-thru the clouds.</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#8 0004cafd-36bb-4135-9c58-b3a5485909a5 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/traffic%20jam/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/traffic%20jam/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/traffic%20jam/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">traffic jam, Connemara Style</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#9 9fc3635d-25ab-4c89-a191-b4f3faf70974 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/2109971160091400139aRlVyX_fs/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/2109971160091400139aRlVyX_fs/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/2109971160091400139aRlVyX_fs/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Church and Altar at Máméan</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#10 32711e4d-77a4-4bb4-a63a-45414dcff632 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/199817_8056f725/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/199817_8056f725/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/199817_8056f725/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Church and Statue of St.Patrick on Máméan</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#11 ebe26385-e3f2-43df-a0d6-79851b25c3ed http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/1133795-a_cross_at_Mamean_photo_Dirk-Maam_Cross/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/1133795-a_cross_at_Mamean_photo_Dirk-Maam_Cross/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/1133795-a_cross_at_Mamean_photo_Dirk-Maam_Cross/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">One of the stations of the cross on Máméan</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#12 8391b27b-60ef-4f5f-8ffb-d181d8c401a3 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1009/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1009/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1009/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A Mountain Corrie or Tarn on Máméan</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#13 28daa646-4ffc-43f2-8e20-da12a42836a0 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1008/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1008/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/IMG_1008/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Good spot for fishing!!</p></div></div> http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery.html#14 b8e28d56-0c64-4a41-92e6-80b6b8884b05 http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/mamean-valley/thumb.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/mamean-valley/micro.jpg http://hiddenconnemara.com/Hidden_Connemara_Tours/My_Albums/Pages/Mamean_Gallery_files/Media/mamean-valley/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">view back down the máméan valley</p></div></div>