Shannon Country by Paul Clements
Paul Clements travels the length of the River Shannon by foot, bike and boat in this book, celebrating travel and wisdom.
Travel writer Paul Clements retraces the River Shannon journey of fellow traveller Richard Hayward in this new work, which is in part a snapshot of where we are are now in terms of heritage, as well as being an astute account of the self-same heritage-- Paddy Kehoe * RTE *
Paul Clements ‘Shannon Country’ will be a guaranteed treat to those who read it and will possibly inspire us all to take a holiday on the Shannon so that we too can observe all those wonderful sites. -- Jonathan Smyth * The Anglo-Celt *
Full of colourful characters and full of the breadth and majesty of the Shannon, this is a book written in the tradition of the great travel writers like Colin Thubron and Bruce Chatwin, possibly all the more alluring because it’s set right here, on the oul’ sod. -- Anne Cunningham * Anne Cunningham Blog *
Paul Clements new book 'Shannon Country' takes a fresh look at the majestic river, he follows the footsteps that author Richard Hayward first took in 1939 and writes about the impact of the Shannon honestly and evocatively. -- Fiona Heavey * Leitrim Observer *
Paul Clements ‘Shannon Country’ will be a guaranteed treat to those who read it and will possibly inspire us all to take a holiday on the Shannon so that we too can observe all those wonderful sites. -- Jonathan Smyth * The Anglo-Celt *
Full of colourful characters and full of the breadth and majesty of the Shannon, this is a book written in the tradition of the great travel writers like Colin Thubron and Bruce Chatwin, possibly all the more alluring because it’s set right here, on the oul’ sod. -- Anne Cunningham * Anne Cunningham Blog *
Paul Clements new book 'Shannon Country' takes a fresh look at the majestic river, he follows the footsteps that author Richard Hayward first took in 1939 and writes about the impact of the Shannon honestly and evocatively. -- Fiona Heavey * Leitrim Observer *
Paul Clements is a travel writer and broadcaster. He is the author of three books on Ireland: Irish Shores: A Journey Round the Rim of Ireland (1993), The Height of Nonsense: The Ultimate Irish Road Trip (2005), and Burren Country: Travels Through an Irish Limestone Landscape (2011). He has written and edited two books on travel writer and historian Jan Morris, and is a contributing writer to Fodor's Guide Ireland and Insight Guide Ireland. A former BBC journalist, he is a Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford and lives in Belfast.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843517832 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843517833 |
| Title | Shannon Country |
| Author | Paul Clements |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Lilliput Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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