Ballycong

Ballycong (Baile Conga) is an area southeast of Ballina, nestled between the River Moy and the Ox Mountains in the parish of Attymass.

The peat bogs that dominate the landscape to the east were the inspiration for the Poem by Mark Wheatley, entitled 'Ballycong'

Ballycong

Sweeping through the reed and heather of Ballycong bog

came the lonely breath of Rockall,

chasing the sun over the mountains.

Tattered cuffs rolled back to reveal the position of the day,

and home we made with a trailer full of history.

On the brow of the hill was the distant light of home,

chimney offering last years sun-dried gold into the night sky.

The old fella smiled as the wind filled his lungs.

For there's no better scent to warm a cool Atlantic breeze,

than the burning away of the layers of time.