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"What if you spent three days cycling three islands where Irish is still the first language?"
There is something quietly remarkable about pedalling past Iron Age forts on Inis Mór, feeling the Atlantic wind push back as hard as it can, and realising the chat at the shop is entirely as Gaeilge. Each island is smaller and wilder than the last, and by the time you reach tiny Inis Oírr you will have slowed down to a pace you forgot was possible. You learn that you can navigate somewhere unfamiliar, live simply, and feel genuinely free for three days straight.
Killian (35), Dundalk — site foreman for a civils contractor, restores old Raleigh bikes in the shed
I nearly talked myself out of it three times on the drive down to Ros a' Mhíl, which took about two hours longer than Google said because I missed the turn outside Oughterard and ended up somewhere that wasn't on any sign.
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