Developing a walking route on the Dingle Peninsula.
The beauty and rich cultural heritage of the Dingle Peninsula (Corca Dhuibhne) draws tourists by the thousands to this part of Ireland, but mainly by bus tour or car.
A group of local people are laying the foundations for a new type of tourism here – those who prefer to make their way between the archaeological sites and scenic spots over the Atlantic on foot.
Slí Chorcha Dhuibhne or the Dingle Way is a 179km walk that starts and ends in Tralee and will take walkers from there to Dingle, around Slea Head and towards Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, through An Fheothanach, taking in Mount Brandon and Castlegregory.
There is also the option of undertaking sections of the route, such as the coastal walk or Cosán na Naomh (The Saint's Road), a pilgrim path which starts in Ceann Trá (Ventry) and meanders along 18km of breathtaking scenery interspersed with some of the country’s most significant archaeological sites, such as the Gallarus Oratory [link] and Cill Mhaoilchéadair (Kilmalkedar).
As TP Ó Conchubhair explains, these green roads that had been used by the community for generations fell out of use with the arrival of modern transport. Now that they have been cleared and opened up with consent of local farmers, people are once again walking along this peaceful route,
Tá sé chomh aoibhinn, tá draíocht ag baint leis.
The project which TP Ó Conchubhair began six years ago with with Muiris Mac an tSíthigh and Seán Mac an tSíthigh is coming to fruition thanks to assistance from FÁS the national training and employment authority, Cork Kerry Tourism and Údarás na Gaeltachta.
Ba cheart go dtiocfadh lucht siúil ina sluaite.
This episode of 'Súil Thart' was broadcast on 13 June 1988. The reporter is Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
'Súil Thart' was a weekly Irish language magazine programme presented by RTÉ journalist Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
Bringing news, features, reports and interviews from all over Ireland to viewers, a knowledge of the Irish language or lack of one should not deter viewers, as Ní Dhomhnaill explains in an interview with the RTÉ Guide of 11 April 1986,
"If you can use the camera well to tell the story, it will smooth the path of comprehension even for those who do not understand Irish so well. Beautiful pictures tell the same story in all languages."
First broadcast on 15 February 1986, it ran until 1989.
