A Pilgrim Walk Through Ireland’s Landscape and Memory
Miriam Mulcahy walks the Beara Breifne Way in a lyrical journey through Irish landscape, history and renewal. Readers who like reflective travel writing will appreciate the pace of pilgrimage, the rooted local stories and the space for personal reckoning.
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A Pilgrim Walk Through Ireland’s Landscape and Memory
Miriam Mulcahy walks the Beara Breifne Way in a lyrical journey through Irish landscape, history and renewal. Readers who like reflective travel writing will appreciate the pace of pilgrimage, the rooted local stories and the space for personal reckoning.
- Book Synopsis
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When she first set foot on the Beara Breifne Way, Miriam Mulcahy expected a long distance hike that would take her across some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland. What she found instead was a living tapestry past and present: ancient landscapes where myth and memory linger; pilgrim routes and rebel roads; quiet villages, wild coastlines, hidden valleys, and the ghostly thread that ties them all together.
Following in the footsteps of Domhnall Cam O'Sullivan Beare's fateful march in 1603, she begins her journey uncertain - of the path, of herself, of what she hopes to find. But as the miles unfurl, something shifts, and she begins to carve a line of connection in time.
This is an extraordinary story of landscape and legacy, of attention and endurance, of losing sight of yourself and finding something far better: renewal. Lyrical, reflective and quietly radical, it captures what happens when you give yourself over fully to a journey - and how, in doing so, you return changed.
Ideal for readers who:
- Enjoy reflective travel writing rooted in Irish paths, villages and wild landscapes.
- Want a walking memoir that connects personal renewal with older history and myth.
- Like books about pilgrimage, endurance and paying close attention to place.
- Appreciate lyrical non-fiction that moves at the pace of the road.
- About The Author
- Miriam Mulcahy is a writer, journalist and editor who contributes to The Irish Times. Her first book, This is My Sea was a number one bestseller, nominated for an Irish Book Award and was an Irish Times book of the year. She lives in Kildare with her children and her dog, Juno.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781804441732
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Eriu, (07 May 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 244
- Weight
- 412 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 225 x 144 x 30 mm
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