Ageing With Attitude: Hugh O’Donovan signs lead to the road less travelled

Margaret Jennings hears about one man’s walk, just before his 60th birthday, from Mizen Head to Malin Head and what he learned about himself along the way.

WHEN it comes to talking the talk, Corkman Hugh O’Donovan also walks the walk, having spent most of last month on his daily trek by foot, from Mizen Head to Malin Head, mindfully embracing life, in anticipation of his 60th birthday later this year.

But the big six-o was only an excuse to put into action his ambition to walk the length of the country, so he could experience the mental and emotional benefits of putting one step in front of the other, sometimes alone, sometimes in company, letting each day unfold in an unplanned way.