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Over the course of eights days in late May 2008, three Cork men (Sean Twomey, Donal Twomey and Enda Hurley) living on the southside of Dublin, cycled the length of this great country of ours - from her most northerly tip, Malin Head to her most southerly outlay, Mizen Head. Our 751.25km cycle commenced on Saturday 24th May and finished on Saturday 31st May 2008; our route down along the west coast included stop-overs in Ballybofey, Rosses Point, Westport, Salthill, Lahinch, Tralee and Kenmare.

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Malin Head

Mizen Head

Malin Head to Ballybofey

Day One from Malin Head to Ballybofey via Malin, Carndonagh, the Lough Swilly ferry from Buncrana to Rathmullen, Ramelton, Letterkenny and Stranolar. Clocked Up 88.46 km

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Lovely early desent along the coast down into Malin village. Onwards to Carndonagh, coming out of which we tackled the first tough climb of the week. Lovely cycle onto Buncrana from where we took the Lough Swilly Ferry across to Rathmullen. Stopped in Ramelton for lunch before journeying onto Letterkenny. First blow of the week came in the form of a puncture to Donal's back wheel but we still just about managed to reach Stranorlar/Ballybofey in time for the Heineken Cup final after a very tough climb coming out of Letterkenny. We watched Munster's terrific win in the "great" rugby pub that is McGuigans Bar and later had dinner at the Villa Rose - excellent.

All Set For The Off At Malin Head

Malin Head

Malin Village

Beach at Rathmullen on Lough Swilly