This article includes diverse titles such as “The Book of Invasions,” “The Cattle Raid of Cooley,” “St Patrick’s Abduction,” and the lesser-known “Mad King Sweeney’s Sky Journey Through Ireland”. It discusses the newfound popularity of coastline saunas, which were initially outside one’s comfort zone, notably the experience of sitting scantily-clad with strangers. Frank McNally explores the ambitious Irish attempt to reprise the 1924 Paris Olympics in “Altius, Citius, Hibernicus”. A dark chapter in Kilkenny’s history is retold in “Murder triangle,” a recounting by Pádraig Ó Macháin of a mass killing in 1824.
The narrative continues with a remarkable lady, Alison Healy, proposing a simple solution to Fair Deal problems in “A Woman of Unyielding Determination”. Other pieces include “St Brendan’s Odyssey”, “Pilgrimage to Lough Derg”, and a riveting tale titled “I Strolled Bewitched Through a Dawn-Lit Land”.
The winding list further mentions titles such as the “Earls’ Flight”, “The Journey to Connacht or The Abyss”, “Sarsfield’s Gallant Ride”, “March of Allistrum”, “Venturing through a Snowy Night into our Township”, and “Art O’Neill’s daring break from Dublin Castle”.
Culminating the list are tales of war, famine, rescue, and voyages, encapsulated in titles such as “My Body to Ireland, My Heart to Rome, My Soul to God”, “The desperate Famine Walk in Doolough Valley”, “The Epic Catalpa Escape”, and finally, “The Titanic’s Ill-fated Journey”.
Rounding up the account with a mix of history, mystery and poetry are titles such as “Dublin-bound, In the Green”, “The Easter Morning Descent into the Valley”, “The City of Byzantium Journeyed Across the Seas” and lastly, “The Stoney Path to Dublin”.
“Journeying towards Ballybay, the Thirty-Eighth Passage”
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At 43, travelling the old peat road
44, The path leading to the unknown
45 Commending Alcock & Brown
46 Encountering Wrong-way Corrigan
47 Do you reckon you’re alright, Michael?
48 Philadelphia, I approach
49 The cycles pass in pairs and trios
50 Taking a stroll on the Canal Bank
51 We borrowed Kerr’s robust donkey, heading to Dundalk for some butter
52 Travelling on the Queen’s highway
53 The conventional path to church
54 Celebrating the St. Patrick’s Day parade
55 Venturing from Clare to this spot
56 Journeying from Carrickmacross to Crossmaglen
57 McAlpine’s workforce descends the valley
58 Will you follow, dear girl?
59 Paddy Reilly, Ballyjamesduff beckons your return
60 She gracefully passed through the fair
61 Intent on heading straight to the Curragh of Kildare
62 Following the road leading to the coast
63 Embarking upon the Wicklow Way
64 Commencing the Columban Way
65 Michael, they seem to be taking you away
66 Encountering Heinrich Böll’s Irish journal
67 Exploring Dervla Murphy’s full tilt
68 The excursion to Tipp
69 Thousands are setting sail
70 Towards Lourdes
71 During my wanderings
72 I’ve lived a wild life for many years
73 On the Fourth of July eighteen-hundred and six, we set off from charming Cork
74 Carry on riding
75 As I journeyed over the Cork and Kerry mountains
76 As I went out in Galway town seeking leisure
77 Venturing to the Waxies Dargle
78 Last night, as I dreamt of happier times, my thoughts took me on a journey back to Ireland
79 If you ever cross the sea to Ireland
80 Proceeding with the Burntollet march
81 Taking it slowly with Sunningdale
82 Heading into the West
83 My journey took me downwards
84 Taking a glance at ‘The Crying Game’
85 I’ve tasted paradise yet never experienced Meath
86 Knowing it’s time to board the train from Dublin to Sandy Row
87 Guess who has returned? Those wild boys that were away
88 Observing Stephen Roche’s Tour de France
89 Witnessing the Dublin-Belfast Maracycle
90 As such, I hopped on a bus to Dun Laoghaire, making a quick stop to grab my guitar.
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