Masiku atatu, 5 km, 312 miles

Njira: Meath, Kildare, Westmeath, Longford ndi Offaly

Mawonekedwe: Phiri la Tara, Phiri la Uisneach

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Dutsani m'minda yobiriwira komanso zobiriwira zakale za njirayi ndipo mukumenya pakati pa mbiri yakale yaku Ireland. Onani zinthu kudzera m'maso mwa makolo athu pomwe adakhala mozungulira moto pamisasa zaka 9,000 zapitazo, adakondwerera milungu ya dzuwa ndikupanga misewu yayikulu ya thundu. Pozungulira nthano, yodzaza ndi mbiri yakale komanso yozunguliridwa ndi malo owopsa ku Ireland, ulendowu wamasiku atatu ndi wopitilira kubwerera m'mbuyomu - ndi wopulumuka wakale.

Tsiku 1: 40 mins, 80 km, 50 miles

Njira: Meath kupita ku Westmeath

Mfundo Zosangalatsa: Phiri la Tara, Kells High Crosses, Fore Abbey, Tullynally Castle

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Pakatikati mwa malo obiriwira obiriwira pali malo omwe amakhudza kwambiri mbiri yaku Ireland. Uwu ndiye Phiri la Tara - malo okhala ndi mbiri yazaka 5,000, mpando wa High Kings aku Ireland komanso likulu la mtundu wopeka ngati mulungu wa Tuatha Dé Danann.

Nthano imakumana ndi mbiri pano modabwitsa, pomwe mlengalenga wapadera umasokoneza milu ya emerald, mapiri, maenje ndi mabanki. Malo obiriwira akupitilira mtawuni ya Kells, yotchuka chifukwa cha mitanda yake yayitali yovekedwa bwino ndi zojambula za m'Baibulo. Kuchokera ku Kells, mudzadutsa magawo awiri a Bawn ndi Lene kupita ku Fore Abbey, malo owoneka bwino omwe amatuluka modabwitsa. Yakhazikitsidwa ndi St Fechin m'zaka za zana lachisanu ndi chiwiri, Fore ndiwotchuka chifukwa cha "zodabwitsa zisanu ndi ziwiri", kuphatikiza madzi ochokera pachitsime chopatulika chomwe sichimawotcha komanso mtengo wokhala ndi nthambi zitatu zomwe sizingayake.

Ma tearooms ku Tullynally Castle Gardens ndi abwino kuyimilira asanakayendeyende munyumba ya Gothic, kunyumba kwa banja la Pakenham kwazaka zopitilira 350. Poyang'ana Lough Derravaragh - nyanja yodziwika bwino ya Ana a Lir - ndi nyumba yayikulu kwambiri ku Ireland yomwe ili m'manja mwawo. Yesani ulendo wamasana wa Victoria kupita ku Victoria, kuti muphunzire zinsinsi za "moyo wapansi pamakwerero". Zosangalatsa.

Ngati muli ndi nthawi yambiri:

Konzani ulendo wanu pafupi ndi tikiti ya lottery yosiririka yoti mulowe mu Newgrange ya Winter Solstice (Disembala 21). Madyerero oimbira, Celtic akuyimba, kuvina komanso mwambo wokumbuka kulowa kwa dzuwa ndi chikondwerero chakale chachisanu ichi

Tsiku 2: 1 hrs mphindi 10, 70 km, 43 miles

Njira: Westmeath kupita ku Longford

Mfundo Zosangalatsa: Belvedere House Gardens ndi Park Hill, Phiri la Uisneach, Abbeyshrule Abbey, Corlea Trackway

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Mkazi womangidwa mwankhanza zaka 30, bambo wodziwika kuti wapsa mtima kwambiri, kumunamizira kuti wachita chigololo… zonse zikuchitika ku Belvedere House.

Kukhazikika m'mahekitala 160 a parkland m'mphepete mwa Lough Ennell, nyumba iyi ya dziko la Palladian ingawoneke bata koma mbiri yake ilibe kanthu. Tsegulani nkhani yovuta ya Robert Rochfort wankhanza ndi "Khoma Lake Lapamwamba", musanapite ku Catoca Café pabwalo.

Kenako pitani mumsewu wodutsa m'minda yobiriwira ya Midlands kulowera kuphiri la Uisneach, malo opatulika olumikizana kwambiri ndi mbiri yakale yaku Ireland. Phirili ladzaza ndi nkhani zochititsa chidwi za Sun God Lugh, yemwe akuti adamwalira kuno, ndi Ériu, mulungu wamkazi yemwe dziko la Ireland latchulidwako. Mpando wamfumu yayikulu ku Ireland, Uisneach yakhala ikuchezeredwa zaka zapitazi ndi aliyense kuyambira St Patrick mpaka James Joyce.

Kusamukira kuchigwa chokongola cha River Inny, imani ku Abbeyshrule, amodzi mwa abbeys oyamba ku Cistercian omwe adakhazikitsidwa ku 1150, asanapite ku Longford's Corlea Trackway Visitor Center. Apa, zotsalira za Iron Age zimapulumuka mumsewu wodabwitsika wazaka 2,500, waukulu kwambiri wamtunduwu womwe udawululidwa ku Europe.

Ngati muli ndi nthawi yambiri:

Yendani mosangalala mumapiri a Portlick Millennium Forest pagombe lakum'mawa kwa Lough Ree ku County Westmeath. Kapena nthawi yapaulendo wanu wa Bealtaine, Phwando la Moto, chitsitsimutso cholemera cha mbiri yakale isanachitike Chikhristu ku Ireland. Imakonzanso kuyatsa kwamoto ku Hill of Uisneach mu Meyi kukondwerera kubwera kwa chilimwe.

Tsiku 3: 0 hr mphindi 49, 40 km, 25 miles

Njira: westmeath

Mfundo Zosangalatsa: Dún Na Sí Amenity & Heritage Park, Athlone Castle, Drum Heritage Center

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Mukamayendetsa galimoto kupita ku Moate kuchokera ku Glasson, mudzadutsa m'mudzi wawung'ono wa Mount Temple, womwe umatchulidwa chifukwa mwana wamkazi wa mwininyumba wakomweko Robert Temple adakwera kavalo wake kukwera "phiri" la Norman koyambirira kwa zaka za zana la 18.

Chotsatira, mudzalowa mdziko lakumidzi ku Ireland ku Dún na Sí Amenity & Heritage Park, komwe kuli nyumba yodyeramo, mphete yakale yakale, nyumba yopangira zosula ndi sukulu. Kodi mumadziwa kuti nyumba zazitali zazitali zazinyumba zimachitika chifukwa cha zikhulupiriro zam'deralo? Tengani ulendowu wochititsa chidwi kubwerera ku nthawi yodzaza ndi nkhani zosangalatsa ndikukhala ndi chakudya chamasana m'zipinda za tiyi.

Pitani ku Athlone, ndipo chinthu choyamba mudzawona ndi thanthwe lalikulu la Athlone Castle m'mbali mwa Mtsinje Shannon. Chodzaza ndi matumizidwe ophatikizika amawu, nyimbo ndi zithunzi zamagulu osiyanasiyana, chiwonetserochi chimaphatikizanso zosangalatsa za 360º zowonerera za 1691 Siege of Athlone yamagazi - nkhanza zamasiku 10 mtawuniyi. Sungani nthawi yotsatira ya Drum Heritage Center. Ili kunja kwa Athlone, awa ndi malo osungira zikumbukiro, okhala ndi zolembalemba, makalata osamukira ndi mapu akulu owonetsa njira zonse zakale zopita ku Drum. Pomaliza, bwererani ku Athlone kuti mukachezere madzulo ku Sean's Bar, yomwe imati ndi malo akale kwambiri ku Europe.

Ngati muli ndi nthawi yambiri:

Kuzungulira gawo la Old Rail Trail, njira yopatulira yomwe imatsata njanji yakale pansi pamabwalo a arched kuchokera ku Mullingar kupita ku Athlone. Mwinanso mungakonde kupita kumidzi potsatira njira za Norsemen wakale: Viking Ship Cruises imayenda maulendo owoneka bwino amtsinje kuchokera ku Athlone kupita ku Lough Ree tsiku lililonse, koma konzekerani kutsogolo kuti muwonetsetse malo anu padoko.

Tsiku 4: 1 hr mphindi 15, 79 km, 49 miles

Njira: Westmeath kupita ku Offaly

Mfundo Zosangalatsa: Mizu ya Celtic Bog Oak Studio, Birr Castle, Lough Boora Discovery Park

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Kusiya Athlone, ubale wopanga pakati pa malo ndi anthu umadziwika mu Celtic Roots Studio.

Ulendo wa Économusée yokongolayi umakubweretserani zipolopolo zaka 4,000 zam'derali, komanso kujambula ulendowu kuchokera kuzinthu zopangira mpaka kumaliza kusema ziboliboli. Mukayambiranso kuyenda, yang'anirani mudzi wa Cloghan wokhala ndi zozungulira zokha padziko lapansi zotchedwa "The Square". Polunjika ku Birr Castle, mseuwu uli ndi malo olima, koma konzekerani kukopa kwakukulu. Nyumba yachifumu iyi ya m'zaka za zana la 17 sichoposa mbiri yakale - ili ndi chipinda chomwe chimaganiziridwa kuti ndi chipinda chakale kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi, komanso telescope yayikulu kuyambira zaka za m'ma 1840 yotchedwa Leviathan, yomwe inali telescope yayikulu kwambiri mu dziko lapansi kwazaka zopitilira 70.

Sangalalani ndi chakudya chamasana mu tearooms musanabwerere zaka 9,000 ku Lough Boora Discovery Park. Apa, pagombe mozungulira zida 1,500 zidapezedwa - zotsalira zamalo akale oyaka moto zomwe zidayamba ku 6800BC. Yendani m'mabwinja akale ndipo mudzadutsa ziboliboli zakunja, makina akale odulira zikopa ndi zida zagolide za Bronze Age. Ndi zinthu zokakamiza.

Ngati muli ndi nthawi yambiri:

Yendani mozungulira malo a Durrow Abbey. Poyambitsidwa ndi St Columba mu 553, gulu lachifumu lodziwika bwino popanga Book of Durrow (lomwe tsopano likuchitikira ku Trinity College, Dublin). Pumirani m'malo abata ndikupeza chuma chodabwitsa, kuphatikiza chitsime chopatulika komanso mtanda wamtanda wa 9th. Kuyimanso kwina ndi Kilcormac kukawona Kilcormac Pieta mu Mpingo wa Kubadwa kwa Mariya Namwali Wodala. Ntchito iyi ya m'zaka za zana la 16, yomwe imakhulupirira kuti ndi yochokera ku Spain, ndiyo yokhayo yomwe idapulumuka pakuwonongedwa kwa nthawi ya Penal.

Tsiku 5: 1 hr mphindi 15, 73 km, 45 miles

Njira: Offaly kupita ku Kildare

Mfundo Zosangalatsa: Tullamore DEW Visitor Center, Lullymore Heritage ndi Discovery Park, Cathedral ya St Bridget & Round Tower

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Dziwani za momwe mwana wosakhazikika adakhala mwiniwake wama distille ku Tullamore DEW Visitor Center.

Ulendo wathunthu udzakufikitsani gawo lililonse lazamalonda, komanso kukupatsani mwayi wopanga Uisce Beatha. Kukongola kwamtendere kwa malowa kumakhazikika mukamapita ku Lullymore Heritage ndi Discovery Park, yomwe ili mahekitala 60 a parkland. Tsopano paki yosanja yakunja yokhala ndi Famine Cottage, Biodiversity Walk ndi Fairy Village, Lullymore kale anali malo obisalako obisika, opatsa malo okhala ndi obisalira, koma koyambirira kwa zaka za zana la 18, zonse zomwe zidasinthiratu - munthu aliyense adaphedwa kupatula monki m'modzi, Thomas Foran, yemwe mwanjira inayake adatha kuthawa.

Mukusamukira mumzinda wa Kildare, musaganize za St Bridget yemwe adafika kuno pafupifupi 480 ndi gulu la masisitere. Tsopano kuli tchalitchi chachikulu chomwe chili pamalo pomwe anamangapo tchalitchi chake choyamba chosavuta. Ili pano kuti mupeze nsanja yozungulira kwambiri ku Ireland, komanso Nyumba ya Moto ya St Brigid. Moto akuti udayatsidwa pano kuyambira nthawi zachikunja - mu 1993 udayatsidwa mophiphiritsira ndipo tsopano umasungidwa ku Solas Bhride House.

Ngati muli ndi nthawi yambiri:

Yendani ndi Ger kuchokera ku Bargetrip.ie ku Sallins, County Kildare, pomwe akuwulula momwe moyo unkakhalira m'mbali mwa Grand Canal. Kapena bwanji osadzipatsa nokha madzi akumwa pakudya nthawi yamasana ku Hartes of Kildare. Kukhazikitsidwa kumeneku kunali kopambana pa YesChef Best Restaurant ku Leinster Award 2015.