The Burren and the Aran Islands
A Walking Guide
Tony Kirby.

A guide to some of the best walking routes in the region, with lucid descriptions and additional information to enhance the walkers’ enjoyment and appreciation of the place. From the rugged interior to spectacular coastal scenery, from challenging upland walks to shorter road and waterside excursions, this selection has something for everyone. Each route, prefaced with a quick-reference summary, is illustrated with a clear sketch map.

978-1905172979

Limpback
128 pp
198 x 128 mm
€14.95/£11.99
2009
Maps, colour photos, line drawings

Tony Kirby gives guided walks throughout the Burren region, including walks in French and Italian Visit his website for more information.

The Height of Nonsense
Paul Clements.

‘Forsake all twenty-first-century Celtic superhighways in favour of boreens!’

So says Paul Clements as he sets off to visit the highest point in each of Ireland’s 32 counties. Travelling on the GMRs (Great Mountain Roads), Paul spends time with the eccentric and quaint, who teach him that Irish culture is defined by our connection to the landscape.

He meets the poet, Cathal O’Searcaigh, who tells him how to stop Errigal’s ego deflating, and Peter McKenna, who knows the difference between people from Derry and Tyrone simply by their facial features. Travelling through remote corners of little-known counties, some flat, some not, Paul uncovers a miscellany of Irish life. Listen to tales of how to smell fairies, life in a Cistercian monastery, the legacy of Cromwell, standing stones, the 1798 Rebellion, druids, horse racing and the bogs. He learns how to make a walking stick, and how to celebrate the summer solstice with a high priestess. If that isn’t enough, he’s privy to local gossip and loose women in the pub at night!

PS. He only found 28 county tops!

The West of Ireland
A Photographer’s Journey
Carsten Krieger.

This visual journey through the landscape of the west is a distinctive collection of striking images from the Ring of Kerry to majestic Ben Bulben in Sligo, from MacGillycuddy’s Reeks to Achill Island and the Twelve Bens. Carsten has created a symphony of light, shape and colour to record the West of Ireland in a fresh and unexpected manner.

978-1905172894

HB
160 pp
219 x 127 mm
€27.95/£24.99
2009
Colour photos

Do you want to see more of Carsten's gorgeous photos? Check out his website to be amazed and to buy prints. Click here for more information.