around Ireland ?

[fossil]

I've done a quick search , and not found anything ,
so , is there a tour route arround Ireland , thinking of a tour for next year , so Id'e better get planning

 my name is McCarthy which apparently comes from the Cork area , so i thought i'de pop in

 Ade

[MSeries]

You could visit all the bars call McCarthy's then write a book about your trip.  I bet you'd read it already haven't you. McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy

[gordon taylor]

I did a circuit last year, but didn't have time to do all the SW peninsulas. Jane also did a similar tour, IIRC.

Round Ireland - Wonderful. Finished. With more photos.

Different counties have different bike routes - most of which are scenic loops, out and back from a town.
I ignored them and just followed the roads pretty near to the coast.

It was a truly wonderful place to tour.

[fossil]

thanks for the heads up , err no   i have'nt read it , but i shall put in an amazon order lickity split  

[Mike r]

Stay away from the midlands, they can be boring, an example of a nice tour would start in Cork city for example and then follow the coast up to Sligo. You can take a ferry from Tarbert to Killimer to avoid the boring stretch around Limerick city, also the ferry is usually accompanied by dolphins.

I am from County Clare and spent most of my time riding from the town Ennis to the coast, and I love the Burren area. It is not the easiest place being quite bumpy and windy but it is beautiful.

[rwa.martin]

I've got a book - "Cycle Touring Ireland" by Brendan Walsh. Gives a round Ireland tour route. Dates from 1997 so not modern but you'd be welcome to borrow it. PM me your details and I'll pop it in the post.
Rich.

[robgul]

There's also Eric Newby's book - Round Ireland in Low Gear  (or something like that, Amazon has it)

Rob

[rwa.martin]

CrazyGuyOnABike has this journal that may interest you.......http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=RrzKj&doc_id=6864&v=12o

[fossil]

@ Gordy
 how did you find the going on your fixed bike ,

 I might consider doing it on my 1934 raleigh  (when i've got it back together ) which has a sturmy archer 3 speed and drum brakes 

[gordon taylor]

@ Gordy
 how did you find the going on your fixed bike ,

It was a single speed i.e. with a freewheel for downhills.
I've done a fair deal of fixed touring in the past and now think it's silly. 

I'm quite content to walk and push as soon as it gets hard, so a single speed is fine for me. It would drive others crazy, I'm sure. I reckon it reduces my daily distances by 10%.

[cycleman]

fit a 20 tooth sprocket on the s/a and you should get up most hills in ireland

[mark]

There's also Eric Newby's book - Round Ireland in Low Gear  (or something like that, Amazon has it)

Rob

Newby's book is entertaining enough, but gives very little route information.