Tag: Wild Atlantic Way
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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 – Tory Island
Tory is the most remote of Ireland’s inhabited islands, lying twelve kilometres off the coast of Donegal. It is part of the tourist initiative “The Wild Atlantic Way,” offering visitors stunning walks, diving, fishing, bird watching, historical sites, Irish culture and a very warm welcome. A ferry leaves for the island from Magheraroarty pier, a…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – A Spring Walk in Mullaghduff
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates A Spring Walk in Mullaghduff As I walk along ancient tracks well travelled in my childhood, I pass this stream which connects two adjacent lakes. My…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – The River Walk Dungloe
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates The River Walk The River Walk is located in the town of Dungloe, a few miles from my home. It has been developed to provide two…
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A Walk Down Memory Lane
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates I recently took a hike near my late mother’s childhood home. Travelling through quiet country lanes Past ancient peat bogs, with Errigal Mountain in the distance…
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A Walk in the Footsteps of Lugh and Balor of the Evil Eye
The beautiful village of Dunlewey Dun Luiche lies at the foot of Errigal Mountain, the highest peak in Donegal. During last summer’s Feile an Earagail, I joined a guided walk from Dunlewey into The Poisoned Glen Gleann Nemhe, a U-shaped glen believed to have been formed in The Ice Age. The pleasant weather attracted a…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Enjoying the Journey
Fibromyalgia makes driving long distances a challenge for me; I am comfortable on short drives around home, but anything beyond that requires careful planning and extra rest, both before, during and after the journey. Last week, an unexpected funeral around 60 miles away, took me out of my driving comfort zone. However, I decided I was going to enjoy…
Watching the Daisies 