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02/11/2026

KCLR News' Dermot Keyes stopped off to meet with members of the group

21/10/2026

Many homes in our area depend entirely on private wells. A proposed Wind Farm development on surrounding hills will involve extensive ground works, deep excavation and turbine foundations.

If a wells supply is changed, becomes contaminated, or runs dry what would you do?

Before this proposed major development changes the landscape forever, make sure your water supply is protected.

Your home. Your Water. Your Future

19/10/2026

15/10/2026

When we look at the Spa Hill, Clomantagh Hill we're not just looking at a hill. We're looking at a landscape that has been part of people's lives for thousands of years. The Ringforts, Cairns, Hillfort etc scattered throughout the area tell us that generations before us valued this place and chose to make their homes here. For the people of Johnstown today, 'the hill' remains what it has always been: part of home, part of our identity, and part of our shared heritage.

Spa Hill, beside the famous Ballyspellan Spa Well, where Jonathan Swift visited in 1728 is one of those special places that gives this area its character. Children grow up looking at it. Walkers enjoy it. Visitors photograph it. It is woven into the story of the community.

Yet there is now a possibility that access for a major wind farm development could cut through this cherished landscape, changing it forever.

The greatest tragedy is that future generations may never know 'the hill' we know today. Instead of green fields, heritage and unspoilt views, they may inherit an industrialised landscape dominated by roads, machinery and infrastructure.

Development comes and goes. Heritage, once lost, is gone forever.

Please take a moment to think about what Spa Hill means to our community and what could be lost if we fail to protect it.

12/10/2026

11/10/2026

These turbines are 110m high, the ones planned for the Spa Hill are 185m. If these go ahead we can say goodbye to the famous Ballyspellan Spa Well. These were recorded earlier today at Mount Lucas Windfarm.

08/10/2026

Seskin Preservation is a united, non-profit community trust dedicated to safeguarding clean karst limestone water tables, domestic spring wells, residential well-being, and pristine upland habitats from proposed industrial wind energy developments.

06/10/2026

Thursday 8th October in Creenkill N.S Gathabawn. Please share

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