The Irish Camino - walk in the footsteps of saints and scholars
On St. Patrick's Weekend - 17th, 18th and 19th March 2012
On St. Patrick's Weekend - 17th, 18th and 19th March 2012
Walk details
Walk from Ardfinnan to Ardmore over 3 days along the Rain Bó Phadraig (The Way of St. Patrick's Cow) or what is now known as St. Declan's Way.Distance: 60km
Level: Difficult in places with high ascents
Suitable for experienced walkers with good walking gear including waterproofs and boots.
Walk with us along the Rian Bó Phadraig, more popularly known as St. Declan's Way. St. Declan's Way is a modern Waymarked walking route from Ardmore in Co. Waterford to Cashel in Co. Tipperary. It crosses the Knockmealdown Mountains via a high (537m.) pass - Bearna Cloch an Bhuideil. The complete Way is 94 Kilometres, (56 miles) in length.We join the trail in the scenic village of Ardfinnan in Co. Tipperary and over 3 days we walk south, taking in the stunning scenery along the Knockmealdown mountains and finish in the pretty costal village of Ardmore.
The 'Rian Bo Phadraig' is an early ecclesiastical highway, possibly a fifth to seventh century roadway or track linking the ancient ecclesiastical centres of Cashel in Co. Tipperary and Lismore in Co. Waterford. The continuation of the Rian southwards from Lismore to Ardmore suggests an association with St. Declan of Ardmore who preached Christianity in Munster counties prior to St. Patrick
