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Short local bike routes

Lots of requests about cycle routes that are not too taxing, are suitable for children and families. I will put up links to different routes over the next while.

Lanigan’s Lock to Sleatty and home

A couple of kilometres on the Barrow Track, wheel off at Lanigans Lock and head across towards Killeshin Church on a really quiet minor road. Don’t turn up to the church, continue straight and take a right onto the Castlecomer road. After 200 metres turn right across by Killeshin GAA and down onto the Portlaoise Road. Take a left and then a right and follow the road around to the right. It brings you back into Graiguecullen.

Cycling in Carlow

I was delighted to be asked to give a talk yesterday morning in the Library about cycle routes in Carlow and the benefits of cycling for National Bike Week.

Here is a link to the presentation. It includes various video clips which you need to click on to view.

Cycling in Carlow.

The Children of Lir

The children of Lir were turned into swans by their jealous step mother Aoife and spent 900 years in the form of swans – 300 of them on Lake Derravarragh in Westmeath…

I have often passed this way by car and always think this would be great cycling country in a part of Ireland that is hidden from tourists and the rest of us too. Loads of interesting places, history and scenery to make the effort worthwhile…

One of our favourite Irish legends is the Children of Lir. I passed by Lake Derravarragh today on my way to Brewster Park in Enniskillen.

The children of Lir were turned into swan by their jealous step mother and forced to spend 900 years as beautiful swans, 300 years on Lake Derravarragh, 300 years on the Straits of Moyle and 300 years on Inis Glora. The spell was only broken when they heard the bell of St Patrick…..a lovely fairytale which is well worth reading in full!

Statue to commemorate the Children of Lir in beautiful Castle Pollard

LOST IN LUCCA – what to do?

Lucca, 7 kms from Pisa is a much more interesting destination..

Cycle Route South from Paris by the Seine

Always good to find a safe route out of major cities.

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Rothar Routes

Cycle routes & pilgrim journeys in Ireland and Europe …..

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