Mary McCarthy lived west of the town of Ballyvaughan close to Gleninagh Quay. Standing on the hillside above the quay, looking north and east, you would see something like this.
At the end of the first chapter of Shapechanger’s Birth Mary bathes in a small stream, somewhat like this one.
The following links show photos I took in Ireland in August of 2009. Click on a link to launch a Picasa web album for that location in another tab or window.
In the top left-hand corner of each album you will see an icon labeled Slideshow. Click it to show the photos in a slideshow. The show will automatically play, switching images every few seconds. Controls at the bottom of each image lets you halt the show and display each image one by one.