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 '''Approach -''' The best approach is to take the Glengevlin road out of Dowra for some 6 kilometres to Grid Reference H 032 280, Sheet 26, Lough Allen.. A farm lane meets the road at an acute angle with a blue gate. Follow this lane through three farm yards for about 1.5 miles to white pillars at McNiffs farm. Parking is available here. Go up through the fields keeping to the west bank of a deep valley. The climbing area is about 20 minutes in front of you. There is a splendid campsite beneath the crag.
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 .201058 -7.9517110~Approach
 .184, -7.96245~The Playbank

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	'''FIRST THERE WAS ONE''' 25m S 4a<br>''B.Ireland, R.Finlay 16th July 1984<br>''10m left of Time Slip at the first obvious corner.Climb steeply to gain large ledge trending left, climb large steep step on right moving on to blocks leading to pillar and corner. Climb corner directly.		'''FIRST THERE WAS ONE''' 25m S 4a<br>''B.Ireland, R.Finlay 16th July 1984<br>''10m left of Time Slip at the first obvious corner.Climb steeply to gain large ledge trending left, climb large steep step on right moving on to blocks leading to pillar and corner. Climb corner directly.
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−	'''DAVE ROUTE''' 20m HS 4b<br>''R.Patterson, S.Hall September 1988<br>''Start 10m left of Time Slip. Climb bulging wall to gain broken ledge. Move back into shallow corner and climb this to top on thin but positive holds.

	'''SWINGING CELIBATE''' 20m HS 4b<br>''R.Patterson, S.Hall September 1988<br>''Start 10m left of Time Slip. Climb bulging wall to gain broken ledge. Move back into shallow corner and climb this to top on thin but positive holds.		'''SWINGING CELIBATE''' 20m HS 4b<br>''R.Patterson, S.Hall September 1988<br>''Start 10m left of Time Slip. Climb bulging wall to gain broken ledge. Move back into shallow corner and climb this to top on thin but positive holds.

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	'''FIRST THERE WAS ONE''' 25m S 4a<br>''B.Ireland, R.Finlay 16th July 1984<br>''10m left of Time Slip at the first obvious corner.Climb steeply to gain large ledge trending left, climb large steep step on right moving on to blocks leading to pillar and corner. Climb corner directly.		'''FIRST THERE WAS ONE''' 25m S 4a<br>''B.Ireland, R.Finlay 16th July 1984<br>''10m left of Time Slip at the first obvious corner.Climb steeply to gain large ledge trending left, climb large steep step on right moving on to blocks leading to pillar and corner. Climb corner directly.
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		+	'''DAVE ROUTE''' 20m HS 4b<br>''R.Patterson, S.Hall September 1988<br>''Start 10m left of Time Slip. Climb bulging wall to gain broken ledge. Move back into shallow corner and climb this to top on thin but positive holds.

	'''SWINGING CELIBATE''' 20m HS 4b<br>''R.Patterson, S.Hall September 1988<br>''Start 10m left of Time Slip. Climb bulging wall to gain broken ledge. Move back into shallow corner and climb this to top on thin but positive holds.		'''SWINGING CELIBATE''' 20m HS 4b<br>''R.Patterson, S.Hall September 1988<br>''Start 10m left of Time Slip. Climb bulging wall to gain broken ledge. Move back into shallow corner and climb this to top on thin but positive holds.

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 '''New climbs put up on a short trip to the Playbank in 2006. If you're going I recommend a wirebrush. Dirty rock and loose rock abound.'''
-'''Dirty days''' HS 4A 18m<br>Start at the fallen blocks 2m right of the cave formed by the fallen slab. Move easily up to a ledge at the base of a vertical crack in the corner. Climb the crack using bridging or jams, passing good hex placements. Step right to finish on good jugs. Loose rock, belayer helmet recommended.<br>''B. Cooper 17 July 2006''
+'''Dirty days''' HS 4A 18m<br>''B. Cooper 17 July 2006''<br>Start at the fallen blocks 2m right of the cave formed by the fallen slab. Move easily up to a ledge at the base of a vertical crack in the corner. Climb the crack using bridging or jams, passing good hex placements. Step right to finish on good jugs. Loose rock, belayer helmet recommended.
-'''Dirty Days Variation''' VS 4B 18m<br>The face 1m right of Dirty Days provides a good technical start. Climb the face on small holds to the overhang. Surmount the overhang and step left into the Dirty Days crack, follow to top.<br>''J. Goodall 17 July 2006''
+'''Dirty Days Variation''' VS 4B 18m<br>''J. Goodall 17 July 2006''<br>The face 1m right of Dirty Days provides a good technical start. Climb the face on small holds to the overhang. Surmount the overhang and step left into the Dirty Days crack, follow to top.
-'''Heat Stroke''' E1 5A 18m<br>Heat Stroke takes a straight line up the face separating Dirty Days and The Filth. Start as per Dirty Days Variation, climb the face on small holds to the overhang. Surmount the overhang and continue through hard moves on small (dirty) holds. Escape possible into Dirty Days, but keeping the faith leads to better holds above.<br>''J. Goodall 17 July 2006''
+'''Heat Stroke''' E1 5A 18m<br>''J. Goodall 17 July 2006''<br>Heat Stroke takes a straight line up the face separating Dirty Days and The Filth. Start as per Dirty Days Variation, climb the face on small holds to the overhang. Surmount the overhang and continue through hard moves on small (dirty) holds. Escape possible into Dirty Days, but keeping the faith leads to better holds above.
-'''The Filth''' HS 4A 18m<br>Crack in the corner to the right of Heat Stroke. Start 2m right of Heat Stroke climb the obvious crack in the corner by bridging or using jams.Beware of loose rock. Finish left, belay from large block.<br>''B. Cooper, J. Goodall 17 July 2006''
+'''The Filth''' HS 4A 18m<br>''B. Cooper, J. Goodall 17 July 2006''<br>Crack in the corner to the right of Heat Stroke. Start 2m right of Heat Stroke climb the obvious crack in the corner by bridging or using jams.Beware of loose rock. Finish left, belay from large block.
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	'''Approach - The best approach is to take the Glengevlin road out of Dowra for some 6 kilometres to Grid Reference 032 280, Sheet 26, Lough Allen.. A farm lane meets the road at an acute angle with a blue gate. Follow this lane through three farm yards for about 1.5 miles to white pillars at McNiffs farm. Parking is available here. Go up through the fields keeping to the west bank of a deep valley. The climbing area is about 20 minutes in front of you. There is a splendid campsite beneath the crag.'''		'''Approach - The best approach is to take the Glengevlin road out of Dowra for some 6 kilometres to Grid Reference 032 280, Sheet 26, Lough Allen.. A farm lane meets the road at an acute angle with a blue gate. Follow this lane through three farm yards for about 1.5 miles to white pillars at McNiffs farm. Parking is available here. Go up through the fields keeping to the west bank of a deep valley. The climbing area is about 20 minutes in front of you. There is a splendid campsite beneath the crag.'''
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		+	54.184, -7.96245~The Playbank
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	'''Description - It was visited by the Spillikin Club in the sixties and remained virtually untouched until 1982. The routes at present are situated on three distinct areas at the west end of the crag. At least a mile of crag remains untouched.'''		'''Description - It was visited by the Spillikin Club in the sixties and remained virtually untouched until 1982. The routes at present are situated on three distinct areas at the west end of the crag. At least a mile of crag remains untouched.'''

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−	'''Location - This gritstone crag (Grid Ref. 025 261, Sheet 26, Lough Allen) lies on Slievenakilla Mountain (Sliabh na Coilleadh 'mountain of the wood')above and east of Dowra. Slievenakilla is also known as The Playbank [OSI] or The Playground [OS ½"]. These names relate to the festive assembly held on the mountain on the last Sunday of July, at which sports and dancing took place (Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 181-82). Also called Carrignahasta.'''	+	'''Location - This gritstone crag (Grid Ref. H 025 261, Sheet 26, Lough Allen) lies on Slievenakilla Mountain (Sliabh na Coilleadh 'mountain of the wood')above and east of Dowra. Slievenakilla is also known as The Playbank [OSI] or The Playground [OS ½"]. These names relate to the festive assembly held on the mountain on the last Sunday of July, at which sports and dancing took place (Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 181-82). Also called Carrignahasta.'''

	'''Approach - The best approach is to take the Glengevlin road out of Dowra for some 6 kilometres to Grid Reference 032 280, Sheet 26, Lough Allen.. A farm lane meets the road at an acute angle with a blue gate. Follow this lane through three farm yards for about 1.5 miles to white pillars at McNiffs farm. Parking is available here. Go up through the fields keeping to the west bank of a deep valley. The climbing area is about 20 minutes in front of you. There is a splendid campsite beneath the crag.'''		'''Approach - The best approach is to take the Glengevlin road out of Dowra for some 6 kilometres to Grid Reference 032 280, Sheet 26, Lough Allen.. A farm lane meets the road at an acute angle with a blue gate. Follow this lane through three farm yards for about 1.5 miles to white pillars at McNiffs farm. Parking is available here. Go up through the fields keeping to the west bank of a deep valley. The climbing area is about 20 minutes in front of you. There is a splendid campsite beneath the crag.'''

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 '''Approach - The best approach is to take the Glengevlin road out of Dowra for some 6 kilometres to Grid Reference 032 280, Sheet 26, Lough Allen.. A farm lane meets the road at an acute angle with a blue gate. Follow this lane through three farm yards for about 1.5 miles to white pillars at McNiffs farm. Parking is available here. Go up through the fields keeping to the west bank of a deep valley. The climbing area is about 20 minutes in front of you. There is a splendid campsite beneath the crag.'''
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+'''Description - It was visited by the Spillikin Club in the sixties and remained virtually untouched until 1982. The routes at present are situated on three distinct areas at the west end of the crag. At least a mile of crag remains untouched.'''
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