The March of Time

Charlie ConnellyHello there, historical walking person. Most likely you've arrived here for two reasons. One, you're a church organist looking for the chords to Jerusalem, or two, you've been persuaded and cajoled by my book And Did Those Feet: Walking Through 2000 Years of British and Irish History to find out more about the routes I took.

Alas I can't help much with the former, unless you want the ukulele chords, but if it's the latter then, goshdarn and dagnabbit, you're in the right place.

You'll find details of all the routes I took and most of the places I stayed (the ones I can remember), as well as the OS maps you'll need to make the same journeys. If they're not here by the time you read this, then fear not, they're imminent.

If you're not here because of the book and you're not a church organist, you might well be interested in buying it to see what the fuss is all about. You can do that here. It's a great read, you're all in it, and I suffered selflessly so you don't have to. But you can, and it's something this site hopes to facilitate.

Pip pip for now.

Charlie

Thursday 29 January 2009

The Doolough Famine Walk


Louisburgh, Co Mayo - Delphi Lodge, Co Galway

Irish Ordnance Survey map: Mayo (SW), Galway

The shortest walk of them all, and certainly the most evocative. I stayed at the West View Hotel in Louisburgh. From there it was just one road all the way to Doolough and the frankly wonderful Dephi Lodge. It's a real shame that such a tragic incident will always be associated with the Lodge as it's a fantastic place to stay in a beautiful location.

A fantastic walk in a beautiful part of the world, and a reminder of one of the great human tragedies of history into the bargain.
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