Gerard Sheehy found solace and a new sense of purpose in the mountains following the the death of his young daughter, says Dan MacCarthy.          .

I DON’T know how many readers have made the journey from Crookhaven in deepest West Cork to Waterville in south-west Kerry, but for those that haven’t let me tell you that it is not only a terrifically beautiful excursion but, for cars and car drivers, a very demanding one too.