Up the Mountains with Eleven

Jul 23, 2010 | Ecotourism, Walking in the West of Ireland

I had a gas day last week in the Nephin Begs, with a lovely group of 11. We left our cars at 10.30 am, I in the knowledge that the walk would take somewhere between 6 and 8 hours, but knowing that we had plenty of time, even if it turned out to be longer. My fastest...

Clew Bay, County Mayo

Feb 26, 2010 | Ecotourism, Walking in the West of Ireland

Clew Bay is a well sheltered glacier-formed mass of water between Louisburgh and Corraun, in west Mayo. Famed for its ‘365’ islands (there are closer to 85 in reality), it is a quiet spot, with its best parts hidden from general view, west of the Westport...