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Series following old friends Cormac 脫 h脕dhmaill and Antaine 脫 Donnaile on an epic kayaking adventure on the Erne. It is challenging, inspiring and more than 100 miles long.

T谩 an bheirt seanchairde Antaine 脫 Donnaile agus Cormac 脫 h脕dhmaill ag tabhairt faoi mh贸r-eachtra eipici煤il cadhc谩la ar Abhainn na h脡irne. B铆onn constaic铆 gan choinne agus sruthanna cont煤irteacha ann, ach b铆onn deis ann fosta cuairt a thabhairt ar sh茅adchomhartha铆 谩rsa ag Loch Gamhna agus breathn煤 ar athch贸iri煤 m贸rthaibhseach ar an mhain茅ar Seoirseach, Teach an Leasa Mh贸ir, i sr谩idbhaile stairi煤il Cros Domhnaigh.

Ar bhualadh le baill 贸 Chomhaltas Chill na Seanr谩tha d贸ibh, baineann Antaine agus Cormac sult as ceol traidisi煤nta i dtimpeallacht ar leith sa tseans茅ip茅al ar an bhaile.

Is 茅 an d煤shl谩n deiridh at谩 rompu n谩 m谩istreacht a fh谩il ar rud n谩r thriall ceachtar acu riamh roimhe鈥 cl谩rch茅asl贸ireacht鈥 agus faigheann siad amach nach bhfuil s茅 chomh furasta agus a cheap siad! Cr铆ochna铆onn an ch茅ad chuid d谩 dturas ar Loch 脡irne Uachtair agus iad ag socr煤 isteach don o铆che faoi na r茅alta铆 ar oile谩n de chuid Phobal Hare Krishna, Inis R谩tha.

Old friends Antaine 脫 Donnaile and Cormac 脫 h脕dhmaill undertake an epic kayaking adventure on the River Erne. The start of their journey brings unexpected obstacles and fast-flowing currents, but also the opportunity to visit ancient monuments at Lough Gowna and to see the meticulous restoration of a Georgian manor, Lismore House, in the historic village of Crossdoney.

Joining members of the Killashandra Comhaltas group, Antaine and Cormac enjoy some traditional music in the surroundings of the town鈥檚 ancient church. They spend the night at the ruins of Trinity Island鈥檚 monastery and find out how history and religion go hand in hand on many of the area鈥檚 islands.

After paddling through the strategically important town of Belturbet, the friends take on their final challenge to master something neither of them has attempted before - paddle boarding - and they discover it isn鈥檛 as easy as it looks! The first leg of their journey ends on Upper Lough Erne as they settle in for another night under the stars on an island belonging to the Hare Krishna community, Inish Rath.

29 minutes

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Mon 5 Dec 2022 22:00

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Editor Antaine 脫 Donnaile
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