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'Clear and lucid and full of enthusiasm, this is an invitation to don the walking shoes' (Sunday Independent )
'An excellent guide, stylishly written.' (Irish Times )
'an expert understanding of the Irish countryside' (Examiner )
'An excellent guide, stylishly written.' (Irish Times )
'an expert understanding of the Irish countryside' (Examiner )
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Explore the counties of Clare, Galway and Mayo in the company of a wildlife expert.
The West of Ireland offers a huge choice of landscape to the walker - mountain peaks, woodland, bogs and lakes, sandy beaches and the strange limestone plateaux of the Burren.
- Contains 14 walks spread across the West.
- Includes clear, detailed instructions and location maps, with each walk outlined.
- Features wildlife illustrations and information on flora and fauna.
- Caters for casual strollers, family groups, and ramblers, as well as serious walkers.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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West of Ireland Walks and Corcoran's two others written for the O'Brien series (for Cork and Kerry) are simply the best walking guides of my experience. Route descriptions are accurate and really do keep the walker on the right track, sadly not a common feature among walking books. The routes chosen for description, among the great many possible in the west of Ireland, are good ones, honestly rated for difficulty. Walkers of any experience will not be misled by this guide. But the real pleasures of the Corcorans are their observant and loving descriptions of the natural world through which the walker makes his or her way. Corcoran is a naturalist by training and profession, and his book spills over with delightful natural observation. Having the book along is almost like having a patient, genial, and most learned guide along for the walk. The prose is warm and fresh, and the many drawings and illustrations, Corcoran's own, are alone worth the price of the book. Perhaps best of all is the deep love of precariously fragile nature Corcoran evinces. The ecology of the west of Ireland, like the rest of the country and the rural reaches of the UK, is under enormous pressure, and its rare beauties are passing away before our eyes. Corcoran turns our regard to them while they are still there to see. Buy a Corcoran and take a walk.
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Really lovely book. I am going on a walking holiday later this year, and this book was recommended for reading before going (which I have), and for taking along with you. I'm certainly going to do that!
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