One man’s epic cycling tour of Ireland and Wales

Nothing beats watching the sun rising on the East coast of Ireland or the West coast of Wales, says Joey Patton, author of The Celtic Cycling Circle

Joey Patton, author of The Celtic Cycling Circle.

A few years ago, I joined monthly coffee morning zoom meetings staged by an EU funded project called ‘Ports, Past and Present’ run by academics from University College Cork and Wexford Council, together with academics from Trinity Saint Davids University in Lampeter and Aberystwyth University in Wales.

The meetings consisted of presentations by talented artists, poets and academics who spoke of the past and present Ports that link Ireland with Wales. These talks also set the agenda and routes for ‘The Celtic Cycling Circle’, my cycling tour and subsequent online book.