 The Owenmore River flows via Carrowmore Lake into Blacksod Bay where a tributary of it known as the Munhin River connects the area with the great Ulster Cycle saga of Táin Bó Flidhais, the Glenamoy River into Sruwaddacon estuary and Broadhaven Bay.Lace schools were one of the more common industries in the area in the past.There were several shooting lodges in this area where the landlords held shooting parties for the gentry in the 19th century.