Canadian bloggers among first to travel Wild Atlantic Way

It took mere seconds yesterday to send messages all around the world from a spectacular island outpost off the south-west coast — in sharp contrast to an historic event in the area 156 years ago.

Two international bloggers were on Skellig Michael, in Co Kerry, using modern communications, but Queen Victoria’s 98-word message took 16 hours to transmit from nearby Valentia Island to Newfoundland — the first transatlantic cable by telegraph.

Award-winning Canadian travel bloggers Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil are here as guests of Tourism Ireland, exploring the Wild Atlantic Way and sharing their experiences with 800,000 online followers.