Top 10 literary trips in Ireland - tour the landscapes that inspired authors and poets
Escape on an imaginary journey and plan a future trip with Pól Ó Conghaile and Nicola Brady’s guide to the Irish places that have influenced writers and their works
Tom Robinson immersed himself in Connemara
Pól Ó Conghaile, Nicola Brady
Guidebooks. Lists. Instagram. Magazine features. When we plan or seek inspiration for trips, these are the tools we instinctively reach for. Now that travel can only take place imaginatively, however, what about turning over a new leaf?
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