Hikes on Ireland’s West Coast
I walked the West Highland Way in Scotland. I completed a hundred miles hike. So happy! It’s a huge personal achievement for me, the sense of success and triumph I felt at the end of the trail, and still do, is just wonderful. I still quite can’t believe I did it! While I enjoy the … Read more
Sometimes your itinerary only allows a few days or a weekend to be a tourist on Ireland’s West Coast. In that case, you could do worse than making the quaint village of Cong your destination. On the border between counties Galway and Mayo, it is picturesque on a grand scale and we love it. You … Read more
Let’s start with this – there are no bridges at Bridges of Ross. One natural bridge is all that remains today of the original three rock arcs. Because over the ages, the relentless waves of the Atlantic have first sculpted them out of the cliffs, only to eventually take them away again. For interest’s sake, … Read more
As we have written previously, we love County Mayo. The Erris Head Loop Walk is easily one of our favourite hikes in the area. Not only because it is a relatively easy three miles (five kms) but mainly for the incredible views. Erris Head, or Ceann Iorrais in Irish, is the northernmost tip of the … Read more