{"product_id":"wandering-irelands-wild-atlantic-way","title":"Wandering Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the spirit of the world’s longest coastal driving route, Paul Clements sets out on a meandering journey to discover the real west of Ireland. He travels from Banba’s Crown, the farthest-flung northerly point in Ireland, to World’s End in Kinsale, one of the metal gates embedded into the walls that originally enclosed the old town.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way he encounters memorable characters living on the Atlantic edge and presents a unique portrait of their lives. We meet the last man standing on a remote Galway island, listen to the banter at Puck Fair, and hear from a descendant of the original sixteenth-century wild Atlantic woman whose veins run thick with the blood of a warrior queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years ago Paul hitchhiked the same route. Retracing his steps along the Wild Atlantic Way – this time by car and bike, on horseback and on foot – he looks at how Ireland has changed. He discovers that, although gossip and chatter on street corners has shifted to café culture and social media, everyone still has a story to tell. Laced with wry humour and endless curiosity, this is a distinctive mix of travel writing, social history and nature, while tagging along is the swashbuckling presence of the Celtic sea god, Manannán mac Lir.  \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlso by this author: ‘The Height of Nonsense: The Ultimate Irish Road Trip’\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for this author: “Stacks of free copies should be sent to all our tourist desks abroad.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“For sheer pleasure, nothing I read beat Paul Clements’ ‘The Height of Nonsense’.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A compulsive, educational, laugh-out-loud read.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating journey around the hidden corners of Ireland.\" BBC Radio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the spirit of the world's longest coastal driving route, Paul Clements sets out on a meandering journey to discover the real west of Ireland. Along the way he encounters memorable characters living on the Atlantic edge and presents a unique portrait of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55132523266435,"sku":"9781848892606","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/3664\/7811\/files\/e210856d9248d85c7a14bfd291981e7d_2109516b-0460-41a2-aadd-5720a10c3526.jpg?v=1777551219","url":"https:\/\/shop.gill.ie\/products\/wandering-irelands-wild-atlantic-way","provider":"Gill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}