St Kevins Way in Wicklow

St Kevins Way in Wicklow

Jun 27, 2014 | Blog

St Kevins Way in Wicklow was the target as I left Mayo in the dead of night recently. A supposed pilgrim’s path, St Kevins Way travels some 25 km from Hollywood in the east of the county, over the Wicklow Gap and down into Glendalough, the great monastic city of...
Corraun Peninsula – Between Island and Mainland

Corraun Peninsula – Between Island and Mainland

Jun 19, 2014 | Blog

Corraun is kept attached to the Irish mainland by rocky boggy land to its east, barely 800 m wide. Off its western shore, meanwhile, a channel just 150 m wide holds Achill Island at bay. The Corraun peninsula, 99% surrounded by water, may as well be an island in its...
Bangor Erris to Slieve Carr

Bangor Erris to Slieve Carr

Jun 12, 2014 | Walking in the West of Ireland

Rather than simply moving along The Bangor Trail and then veering left, while out for a hike last week, I decided to leave the village of Bangor Erris, cross over the modest summits of Knocklettercuss and Maumykelly and head for the peak of wonderful Slieve Carr...