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Coastal road at Pollnagat near Easkey - geograph.org.uk - 7839874
Coastal road at Pollnagat near Easkey. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Coastal road at Pollnagat near Easkey
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Easkey
How work, access and surfing shaped Easkey.
Scroll to follow the shoreline through time
Easky or Easkey (; Irish: Iascaigh, meaning 'abounding in fish') is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.
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1888
Work at the water’s edge
In the centre of Easkey village is the Old Abbey and graveyard which dates back to medieval times and remained in use until 1888, when Roslea Cemetery was opened.
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ACCESS CHANGES
The shore becomes reachable
The surviving overview does not identify one decisive access date for Easkey.
This edition therefore leaves that date open rather than turning gradual change into a false single event.
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![Coast at Easky Pier [1]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmuseum%2Fplaces%2Feurope%2Feaskey-activity.webp&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_Fx2Th83YePeC1GARyEJJXBgyxj52)
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Coast at Easky Pier (1) - geograph.org.uk - 5518980
Coast at Easky Pier [1]. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Coast at Easky Pier [1]
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1995
Surfing reads the same coast differently
In 1995 the Irish Surfing Association established its headquarters in the Easky Surf and Information Centre on Main Street.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Easkey is recorded at 54.298° N, 8.948° W. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.
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Coastal road at Pollnagat near Easkey - geograph.org.uk - 7839874
Coastal road at Pollnagat near Easkey. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Coastal road at Pollnagat near Easkey
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
TODAY
Easkey now
Easky is known for its surfing areas, including two reef breaks.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Coastal road at Pollnagat near Easkey - geograph.org.uk - 7839874
AOD.EU.EASKEY.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Coast at Easky Pier (1) - geograph.org.uk - 5518980
AOD.EU.EASKEY.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Easky overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.