I parked at the same spot as peterturner (though my GPS ref is S18327 96964 B), and headed up into the forest. I took the northmost track shown on the OS map, which is more grassed-over than gravel track. It soon peters out into what looks like a scene of a meteorite hit, but if you perservere around the fallen trees, you can pick up the track further into the forest, which takes you up onto open ground without too much difficulty. From there it's 1 km to the summit, and you can use faint tracks in the bog to limit the lifting-legs-over-heather experience. Although not a very high summit, there are good views from the top. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/687/comment/3820/

Wed 4/9/2013. Climbed Farbreague from Garraunbaun, was able to follow a line of old fence posts north down to an obvious col, then spotted an old lens bag attached to a small marker pole, the ground dropped steeply here and where the old fence posts veered left I spotted a white marker pole directly uphill, this marked the start of a small well trodden path I followed all the way to the top of Farbreague. This made for easy going through the knee high heather that abounds here, fine views toward Ard Erin from Farbreague, followed outward route back to Garraunbaun and down to car parked at forest track T junction above S 204 942 C. Total time to climb these two hills 1hr 55mins car to car. So ends my affair with the Slieve Blooms. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/687/comment/15173/

Walked to Farbreague from Arderin. There is a track that some kind soul has marked with sticks and ribbon. When I say track, it is really a worn down trough in the bog.
The multicoloured pipe at the top marked the end of the nice part of the day. Rather than backtracking we wanted to go down to the Glendine gap road so we headed down on a bearing of 23° over tummocky heather to the treeline. We then faffed about a bit trying to find a way through the trees, eventually hitting the forest road at S211988 D. This took us back to the gap road and eventually to the car at S231996 E Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/687/comment/18591/

This picture shows a Google Earth representation of the GPS trace I took. Up and down from the parking spot to the summit takes about 1h20m. It's 4.5km there and back with a total rise of just under 200m. Not very challenging, but Garraun doesn't make an ideal partner to make a circuit out of it either! Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/687/comment/3821/

Travelled forth towards Farbreague with my learned Friend who was wise enough to avoid the well hidden(by heather) narrow drain! Another wet foot for me. Parked at the forestry entrance on Bohernaphuca. Traversed Gurraunbawn down a boggy slope over a small rise and headed up Farbreague. The terrain was 'rough' heather, grass and mossy boggy patches which caused us to take detours. Farbreague had lovely views to the west and east and to the south blocked a bit by Gurraunbawn(beagh). The best view to me was that of Ard Erin which stood proud to the north (roughly). To avoid the disturbed blanket bog of Gurraunbaun we decided to travel back down a track to the west but the track ran out and we ended up on a forestry road which led us to the Kinnitty/Roscrea Road eventually. Much thanks to a decent man for a lift back to my car! Quite enjoyable was Farbreague and its multicloured wavin pipe pole! Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/687/comment/4113/