Monthly Archives: August 2017

Among the poetic and pugnacious people of South Armagh

Posted on Saturday, 26 August, 2017 by andypollak

Last summer, during my Belfast to Dublin walk, I spent two days walking through south Armagh: over the Cooley mountains into Ravensdale, then across Slieve Gullion to Mullaghbane and Forkhill and over the border into Dundalk. It was the most … Continue reading →

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Northern lessons from a pilgrimage walk in West Cork

Posted on Saturday, 5 August, 2017 by andypollak

Last month my wife Doireann and I went on a three-day walk across the lovely, little known hills of west Cork from Drimoleague (north of Skibbereen), through Kealkill (east of Bantry) to the unique and marvellous pilgrimage spot that is … Continue reading →

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