Troll Wood, Leitrim

It has been a while since I visited Troll Wood (Cartron Wood) in Leitrim, it's just beside Parkes Castle and so worth a visit. It's said on some pages that it's an easy walk, but it is quite steep in places and can be slippery after rainfall. My thighs were burning the next day, and... Continue Reading →

They might be giants

The title is a nod to a band - bonus points if you can name one of their songs (which also happens to be one of my favourites). Anyway I'm off tangent already! I met up with a lady from the McWilliam Park Hotel and she was telling me about the 'Land of the Giants'... Continue Reading →

The National Famine Way

I've teamed up with The National Famine Way, to tell you more about this very special walk, and hopefully to inspire you to check it out for yourself. Strokestown House In 1847 a group of people made their way from Strokestown Park in County Roscommon to Custom House Quay in Dublin, in the hope of... Continue Reading →

Up to the caves

We've had some really lousy weather recently and it has made me very lazy. I'd normally go out for regular walks but the weather put a halt to my gallop, this morning I made myself go out. I had to go to Ballymote anyway (check out the baker truck there on Thursday and Saturday mornings),... Continue Reading →

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