Day 4 Mullingar – Longwood c. 30km. Cathal Poirteir on the impact of the Great Hunger on Irish folklore, song, and the Gaelic language – National Famine Way

Day 4 Mullingar – Longwood c. 30km. Cathal Poirteir on the impact of the Great Hunger on Irish folklore, song, and the Gaelic language

Author Cathal Poirteir tells about the particular character from the 1,490 who left Strokestown, one John O’Connor. His story is a tragic one as he died during the famine, but not from hunger!