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 →
The Hungry Rock and The Hawk’s Rock
I've often seen photos on Social Media naming The Hawk's Rock as The Hungry Rock, so hopefully this post might clear things up. They are both located near the Glen Wood and the village that I've written about here. The road is very narrow and steep, and has a number of bends, so when you... Continue Reading →
Loughnaneane Sculpture Trail, Roscommon
I'm a big fan of Roscommon Town (and not just for the Iceland Store - honest). It's a really lovely town, with lots of hidden gems, including the not so hidden Loughnaneane Sculpture Trail. If you are looking for a flat walk, packed full of interesting things, this is the walk for you. It's suitable... Continue Reading →
Climb with Charlie – The Sligo Walks
There are a number of Sligo walks taking place on April 2nd to coincide with Charlie Bird climbing Croagh Patrick in aid aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House. It was hard to keep track of them all so I'm adding them all to this blog post. Castle Dargan to Lough Lumann.... 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! Last week I had some time to kill and Claremorris was on my way to Ashford Castle so I went exploring. ... Continue Reading →
The Croagh Patrick Walking Festival
There's a wonderful event taking place in County Mayo next month. If you want to explore the beautiful rolling landscape of The 61km long Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail, meet fellow walkers and find about more about this beautiful area this is well worth checking out. The Croagh Patrick Heritage trail starts from the town of... Continue Reading →