The Pathless Land

Finding a Way Across Ireland
An epic journey on foot from Dingle to Burr Point in search of Irelands lost footpaths, and a quest to unravel the complexities of countryside access in Ireland and Britain.

An epic journey on foot from Dingle to Burr Point in search of Irelands lost footpaths, and a quest to unravel the complexities of countryside access in Ireland and Britain.

Ireland is a pathless land. Public access to the Irish countryside is more limited than almost anywhere else in Europe no right to roam, no network of footpaths across the landscape and minimal legal protection for existing rights of way. When Tim Hannigan discovers a forgotten web of paths recorded on an old map of Ireland, he sets out on an epic journey to find out how the country lost its ways.

As well as an evocative travelogue and a fascinating exploration of the turbulent history of the land in Ireland, The Pathless Land<