Join Us On A Lockdown Tour of County Cork – (#601)

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Episode Summary:

Welcome to Season 6, Episode 1 of the Letter from Ireland Show.

Join Carina and Mike as they take you on a tour of County Cork as we emerge from Covid restrictions here in Ireland? We take you on a circuit of a part of County Cork – stopping in 6 different places full of Castles, Stone Circles, Villages and Market Towns.

The Letter from Ireland Show is a weekly podcast that goes out each Thursday from our cottage in County Cork. Tune in to this episode – and dive straight in to a bit of Irish caint, ceóil agus craic (conversation, music and craic!).

The Route We Took:

 

Stop 1: Béal na mBláth: The Place Where Michael Collins Was Shot

STOP 2: KEALKILL – A STONE CIRCLE AND AN O’SULLIVAN CASTLE.

STOP 3: BANTRY – HOME OF THE 2019 GREEN ROOM HOOLEY.

STOP 4: BALLYDEHOB – THE OLD 12 ARCH RAILWAY BRIDGE.

STOP 5: GLANDORE FOR A PICNIC AND THE SEA.

STOP 6: CLONAKILTY TOWN.

Related Articles and Links

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• “A Letter from Ireland: Volume 3” – is available from Amazon.com here OR Amazon.ca here OR Amazon.co.uk here OR Amazon.com.au here.
• See All Current Available Episodes of the Letter from Ireland Show.

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Slán for now, Mike and Carina.