While I don’t usually do these types of posts, I think anybody looking for information on travelling to Ireland should read this article, A Wander Along Ireland’s Wild Side.
There is plenty of information for anybody looking to get out into the Irish country side and do some walking and mentions Walk of the West:
“Our tour guide and ex-pat Irishwoman, Rachel Ryan, now of Nelson, promised to show us favourite spots of her childhood as well as introduce us to the her Irish family.”
The article manages to capture the magic and history of Ireland’s countryside and historty:
“Upon close inspection, a multitude of wildflowers thrived among its karst pavements or clints. Old roads built during the famine go nowhere and deserted cottages crumble back into the landscape.
Across the chinking limestone we made our way to Keelhilla and the ancient hermitage retreat of St Colman Mac Duach which nestles beneath the frowning cliffs of Sliabh Cairn. I slurped from the crystal clear stream that still flows from his “healing well”, then squeezed into the same crevice cave where the monk lived for seven years in the 6th century.”
The article is by Gerard Hindmarsh.
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