Tag: Walks
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Rocks and Rock Pools
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates I regularly walk along my local beach at Carrickfin. It can be very windy here along The Wild Atlantic Way. The wind challenges the seabirds, The…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Lough Chonaill Railway Walk
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates The Lough Chonaill Railway Walk is just over a mile from my home, and covers 1.1 km of the route which The Lough Swilly Railway Company used…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Mullaghderg Beach
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Mullaghderg Beach I make my way to the beach as often as possible; it helps to calm my busy blogger’s brain. Mullaghderg is a stunning beach…
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Tory Island Walks – The Legend of Balor of the Evil Eye
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Leabhar Gabhala Eireann Leabhar Gabhala Eireann ( The Book of the Taking of Ireland) suggests that Tory was first occupied by settlers from Turkey called Nemedians.…
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Tory Island Walks
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Tory Island Walks Walking through West Town An Baile Thiar, I felt incredibly happy to note that Tory remains unspoiled. I really love the traditional style…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – A Walk on Gola Island
Gola Island, known as Gabhla or Oileán Ghabhla in Irish, lies on The Wild Atlantic Way, a mere mile off the Donegal coast. It is a haven for artists, nature lovers, walkers and rock climbers. A 15 minute drive from my home takes me to the Gola Island Ferry leaving from Magheragallan Pier. September 2019’s Indian summer provided…
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Finding A Way Forward Among the Rocks
Donegal, is an area of outstanding natural beauty, with long stretches of pristine beaches, peppered with an abundance of rocks, which satisfy my lifelong love of stones and crystals. Meditations Since lock down rules relaxed, I have been spending LOTS of quiet time at the beach, meditating on the sounds of the sea from my favourite rocky…
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Donegal – A Place Called Home
Donegal has always felt like home, despite spending the first 45 years of my life in Scotland. It is a heart thing. My childhood summers were spent here in Ireland, at my maternal grandfather’s or grandja’s home, which overlooked Mullaghderg Lake – far away from shops, in days when most people grew their own vegetables,…
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Carrickfin Beach – Calm after Storm Callum
Carrickfin Beach with Arranmore Island in the distance “Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Carrickfin Beach Carrickfin Beach beckoned me as calm, sunny weather made a very welcome reappearance after Storm Callum.…
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A Mushroom Forage
Dunlewey Village “Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Feile an Earagail Feile an Earagail is an annual festival held in the beautiful village of Dunlewey, which lies at the foot of Earagail…
Watching the Daisies 