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‘Cycling South Leinster, Great Road Routes’ Connecting us with the Past

Motorists tend to see roads as connections between Towns and Cities. I see them differently; I use them to avoid built up areas and use them to connect with our beautiful wilderness areas, our historic sites, our mountains, rivers and places of pilgrimage. The road less travelled is usually the best road to see and feel the real Ireland. My book, Cycling South Leinster will be published by Collins Press later this month. I will be extending an invitation to the launch to all who know me and read this blog!

Here are a few photos taken this evening around Aghowle on the East Carlow route; one of my favourite places.

Aghowle Sign Post

Aghowle Church


Aghowle Church and Cross


Aghowle Altar

Amazing Irish Cycles

The Irish Independent Travel section of Weekender magazine features some terrrific Irish cycling routes. Delighted to have one of my routes included! Nice to be featured alongside Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly! Thanks to @Nicola Brady and @Indo_Travel_ for including me in the feature.

The Hook head loop is just one of thirty routes in my forthcoming book ‘Cycling South Leinster, Great Road Routes, published by The Collins Press

 

Bike the Barrow

Bike the Barrow! Whether a grassy towpath or a Blueway I highly recommend the Barrow Track as one of Ireland’s most amazing cycle routes! The poster says it all – the grass towpath is Paradise on a bike or on foot!

bike-the-barrow

While looking for some other photos I came across this poster I made in 2013. Regardless of whether the Blueway proposal succeeds or fails I still recommend all to Bike the Barrow!

Barrow Blueway Beauty Matters to Carlovians

Last night’s blog has generated a lot of interest judging by the number of visits to the blog post with readers at home and abroad. The more debate about the proposal the better and I hope people take time to get involved – whether pro or anti development. I would encourage readers of the blog to comment if they have an opinion on the matters discussed. I only ask that it is not personalised against anyone.

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