It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Mike O’Neill.
One of the best things about being a mountaineer in Kerry was being served a pint by Mike in the Railway Tavern Bar after a day in the hills. He was a wonderful friend to all of us, keen to share our love of the mountains and always looking out for us. He will be missed.
For more, read Tracy’s tribute to her Dad on the Railay Tavern Bar FaceBook Page.
is based on a log that Timmy Flavin kept during a 942-mile paddle around the coast of Ireland with Donal Dowd, a kayaker and mountaineer. They left Courtown harbour in Co Wexford on May 11, 1991 and returned just four weeks later, paddling an average of 50 kilometres (31 miles) a day.
Timmy Flavin died of cancer four years ago and his wife Bríd Farrell has published an illustrated book based on his log. It includes tributes from Dowd, other paddlers, and friends. Cathal Cudden and Bernard Forde, well known in the mountaineering community, were involved in the design and publishing of the book.
At the Water’s Edge: Two Boats sells at €15 a copy.
The book is also available in Polymath Bookshop in Tralee (+353667125035) and Woulfe’s Bookshop in Listowel (+35366821021).
If its not stocked in your local bookshop, email Bríd Farrell at: bridofarrell@icloud.com
All profits from At the Water’s Edge will be shared between the Palliative Care Unit in Kerry University Hospital’s and the RNLI Valentia lifeboat station.
Read reviews by
Seán Moriarty in the Killarney Advertiser
and
Lorna Siggins on Afloat.ie
The Mountaineering Collective 20|12|2019
The Mountaineering Collective 