Blackwater Project: Part 3 – Ballyduff to Cappoquin
After my Fermoy to Ballyduff swim, it was off to Valentia Island, Co. Kerry for the annual Beginish Island Swim. What was a great weekend came to a pretty sobering end with the shocking news our...
View ArticleBlackwater Project: Part 5 – Reflection
Well, I hope that you enjoyed reading about my Blackwater Project in its entirety! All four of my swims down the River Blackwater are in amongst my favourite swims of all time. I suppose that the whole...
View ArticleAnother Big Swim for 2013
In July and August of last year, I did three long swims down the River Blackwater: 18.6 km from Fermoy to Ballyduff, 15.0 km from Ballyduff to Cappoquin and 26.4 km from Cappoquin to Youghal. In late...
View ArticleMy biggest swim yet this Friday!
This Friday, I’ll be attempting what will be my longest and probably my toughest swim to date: the 61 km of the River Blackwater from my hometown of Fermoy to the sea at Youghal. This is a complicated...
View ArticleFollowing my Blackwater Descent
My planned descent of the Great River of Munster this Friday will take me through some familiar countryside in North Cork, West Waterford and a little bit of East Cork. This means that, for a change,...
View ArticleBlackwater 60 km – Report
A surprisingly clear day dawned about an hour before the start of the swim. (Photograph: Donal Buckley) The early-morning mist was just rising off the water when I arrived at Fermoy Rowing Club at 6:30...
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