Wild Ireland

Your hardy, Bellanonna A tent in Ireland !

I'm a bit laid up with a broken hip which necessitated a full hip replacement!! At my age I'm lucky to have been able to have this so I'm not complaining but last nights Wild Ireland was just such a joy to watch and cheered me up no end. We must go there for a visit - when I'm mobile!!!!

My cousin sends me the MalinHead community calendar every year and there are ads there for places to stay but I've no experience of any of them because we haven't got round to going yet!

Well he had a tent by the water's edge!

Was I the only one looking at places to stay?

A lovely way to spend an hour on a Friday evening, the end of the week, relax. What beautiful scenery, lucky wild animals.

I just love this programme, it is so soothing like you say greyduster, and the photography is amazing.

He was so soothing last night I nodded off somewhere between Galway and Malin Head! I'll catch up on the bits I missed, but loved the bits I didn't. Pity there were only fleeting glimpses of Malin Head - it's pretty spectacular; but it was primarily a wildlife programme. Superb photography and a brilliant soundtrack!

What a wonderful programme and so beautifully filmed. The presenter was so knowledgeable but soothing. I had to look him up on Google afterwards because he really was so good, and I discovered he has made many wildlife programmes. The one about tigers I'd really like to see. I was entranced.

My parents were Irish and I've been over many times but never to this coast. I feel I really want to go and see it for myself. Excellent viewing.

Oh, wasn't that just wonderful!

Hello Craicon are you new, if so, welcome to the forum.
I recorded the programme and have watched it again, last night , with a glass of wine,
I was very chilled out afterwards, marvellous.

It was just the best, wasn't it. I was so relaxed after watching it, and I really did not miss any information, just enjoyed the ride.

Just checked and it's being shown again tonight on BBC1 NI at 8pm and part 2 next week, same time.

The background music to this series is lovely too. I am very fond of traditional Irish music (but it has to be the real deal!).

What a lovely programme, stunning photography and an excellent, rather gentle, presenter. I know Ireland quite well and have visited quite a lot of it. I loved the Sheeps' Head Peninsula. Co Cork, which juts out into the Atlantic and gets very wild towards its West end. I'm off to Dublin for a very short visit in the Easter holidays, with DD and her two little ones, staying with my cousin who lives by the sea. Older DD will be keeping an eye on her dad while I'm away. Just keeping fingers crossed I'll actually be able to go. Another programme next week I think? Lovely viewing for a Saturday evening.

We watched this wonderful programme too, completely fascinating. I too have an Irish G.Grandmother, County Cork, so I felt a tiny bit connected!!! Visiting Cork is on my list of ' to do's) before I get too old and completely diddy!! (my granddaughters expression!!) Better hurry up then!!!

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Thoroughly enjoyed the programme and will rewatch, just delightful.

Here's a couple of photos taken last year near Ballycotton, County Cork last year.

We plan to explore more of the Wild Atlantic Way on our next trip over.

The furthest west I've been is Waterville, County Kerry. Stunningly beautiful scenery.

Darn, I missed this. What channel was it on?

West Cork is my home and it's full of natural beauty plus the locals are very friendly. Here's a link to an aerial video of the area by one of our local photographers for anyone that's interested.

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September is a popular time for older folks to visit as the children are back at school, the weather is generally good and we have the West Cork Food Festival to enjoy.

Sorry ye go

Check out the wild Atlantic way from malin head to cork....10 days of pure bliss.....fantastic scenery....stop and start as you want.....been to a lot of places in the world but this is a fantastic trip...hire a car and off yet go....may to October is best

I've always wanted to visit the west coast so I thought it was a wonderful programme. So relaxing to watch with all the bird sounds, and the presenter wasn't forever walking about for the sake of it.
I used to love Wild China too.

Greyduster I was at Malin Head last month, the most northerly tip of Ireland and wild it was. I had to cling onto an iron pole while my DH took a photo. As dh parked our car I was truly terrified, it felt like the car was about to be uplifted and tossed to the rocks below. There is also a piece of land still marked out in big letters saying Eire. This was done during the war so that it was clear that it was the Republic of Ireland, which was neutral.

I only caught the second half of this programme, the photography was wonderful and I had no idea that Humpback Whales swam so close to Ireland's shores. I have only been to Dublin and Wicklow but wathching Wild Ireland last night makes me want to visit the west coast where my maternal grandmother's family came from.

Looking forward to seeing the program as I have such happy memories of my school holidays spent with my lovely Nan in Dingle. It was a magical place for me as a child and I am lucky to still have cousins in the area. Would definitely recommend for a holiday but take layers as the weather is changeable.

Fungi has been in Dingle Bay for over 32 years (I have just Googled him). He is alive and well and according to the owners of the boat who took us out, he is very protective of his territory and sees other dolphins off if they dare to trespass. Of course this could be a tall tale! He obviously loves the attention he gets.