Tyrone - The Sperrin Mountains

Irish historian and broadcaster, Professor Diarmaid Ferriter travels to Ulster to complete two trails on either side of the border. The first one is in the Sperrin mountain range in Co.Tyrone.

Starting out 10km from Omagh, his first walk is a 12KM loop in the Gortin Glen, an area beloved by locals for generations. 

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Monaghan - Patrick Kavanagh Country

Professor Diarmaid Ferriter travels to Co.Monaghan to Patrick Kavanagh country. 

He starts his walk from the Patrick Kavanagh Centre in Iniskeen where he meets the manager Darren McCreesh. Both men share a deep love and knowledge of the life and work of Kavanagh and enjoy swapping stories about Kavanagh and his links to this area. 

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Exploring County Kerry part i

There is a reason Kerry is called The Kingdom, as Cathy takes to two majestic parts of the county to conquer beautiful trails. Cathy’s episode starts with a 15km walk from the pretty village of Ventry in Co. Kerry to the top of Slea Head and the high point of this trail where the Blasket Islands, Coumeenole Beach and the vast Atlantic Ocean are spread out far below.

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Lough Derg in Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, part ii

TV presenter Darren Frehill continues his journey on the banks of Lough Derg and walks down memory lane having played here as a child. Among many other delights on his walk, he wanders into Castlelough forest in Tipperary to find a beautiful carpet of bluebells that appear for a short time each year.

Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.

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Wexford, Irish National Heritage Park, St.Alphonsus' Church & 3 Rock Battle Monument,Presented by Pól O Conghaile.

Pól traces a route that’s full of stories and spans over ten thousand years of Ireland’s history. This is an inland walk in Wexford where Pól will encounter reconstructions of pre-christian Ireland, walking through real relics of Norman history from the 12th century and encountering the famous 1798 revolution sites. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.

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Wexford, Ferrycarrig, Carrigfoyle & Forth Mountain, Presented by Pól O Conghaile.

Pól traces a route that’s full of stories and spans over ten thousand years of Ireland’s history. This is an inland walk in Wexford where Pól will encounter reconstructions of pre-christian Ireland, walking through real relics of Norman history from the 12th century and encountering the famous 1798 revolution sites. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.

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