Category Archives: Ireland

Causeway Coast Way eastern segment: from Carrick-A-Rede to Ballycastle

Posted on August 18, 2014 by trailhiker

This was the last of my six days of hiking in Ballycastle during my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure). I had hoped to be able to do a “view hike” from Fair Head, or even more ambitiously from Torr … Continue reading →

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Moyle Way: from Trostan to Waterfoot

Posted on August 17, 2014 by trailhiker

This was the second of two days hiking on the Moyle Way, a 26-mile hiking trail in the Glens of Antrim near Ballycastle, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland. It was a continuation of my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure). … Continue reading →

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Moyle Way: from Ballycastle to Breen Forest

Posted on August 16, 2014 by trailhiker

This was a much-anticipated hike. Early in the planning for my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure), I learned of the Moyle Way, a 26-mile hiking trail in the Glens of Antrim near Ballycastle. A special connection is that Moyle … Continue reading →

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Rathlin Island: Two Lighthouses and a Lookout (part 2)

Posted on August 15, 2014 by trailhiker

This post is a continuation of my second day’s hike on Rathlin Island during my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure). In the previous post I described the first part of my hike, from Church Bay to the Rue Lighthouse … Continue reading →

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Rathlin Island: Two Lighthouses and a Lookout (part 1)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by trailhiker

Following my first day-trip to Rathlin Island during my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure) I returned the next day for another memorable hike. On the previous day I had hiked out to the Visitor’s Centre at the Seabird Centre, … Continue reading →

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Rathlin Island: Rathlin Trail to Visitor’s Centre

Posted on August 14, 2014 by trailhiker

The next chapter in my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure) was a day trip to Rathlin Island, a boomerang-shaped island just a short ferry ride north of Ballycastle across the Sea of Moyle. The major goal was to walk … Continue reading →

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Causeway Coast Way from Carrick-A-Rede to the Giant’s Causeway (part 3)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by trailhiker

This post covers the third and final part of my single-day hike along the Causeway Coast Way walking trail , continuing from Bengore Head along the Giant’s Causeway to the Visitor’s Centre. It’s another part of my eachtra aisling Éireannach … Continue reading →

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Causeway Coast Way from Carrick-A-Rede to the Giant’s Causeway (part 2)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by trailhiker

This post covers a continuation of my hike along the Causeway Coast Way walking trail, continuing from Ballintoy Harbor toward the Giant’s Causeway. It’s part of my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure).   This section was about 6½ mi long … Continue reading →

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Causeway Coast Way from Carrick-A-Rede to the Giant’s Causeway (part 1)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by trailhiker

Once I had arrived in Ballycastle to begin the hiking phase of my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure), I was looking forward to six days of interesting hikes in the area. I had shared with the proprietor of my … Continue reading →

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Ballycastle exploration

Posted on August 11, 2014 by trailhiker

Following my brief sightseeing walk in Belfast, the next leg of my eachtra aisling Éireannach (Irish dream adventure) was a bus ride to Ballycastle, a pretty seaside town on the north coast of Northern Ireland in County Antrim. I would … Continue reading →

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