Geography was my favorite subject in school and I remember relishing the task of drawing rivers on a blank map of Ireland. The Shannon was always first on the page, it’s long line headed from the ...

Flowing from source to sea, our rivers are the life-blood of Ireland. They have shaped the landscape, history, folkore and mythology of the island. Beginning with the Liffey in the east, then ...

When we think of old roads, tracks, byways, we naturally tend to visualize solid ground. Yet there are far earlier roads, known and followed by travelers since prehistoric times. The great river roads ...