STAGE 07 - Co. Clare, Tipperary(N) & Limerick

Start of Stage 07, leaving Mountshannon after a comfortable stay at Mountshannon Hotel. 

 

Stage 07 - Map

Start: Co. Clare, Mountshannon Hotel

Via: Co. Tipperary (N), Nenagh

Via: Co. Limerick, Limerick

Finish: Co. Limerick, Curragh Chase, Coillte Forest Park

Stats:

Date: 28^th August 2011

Time (in saddle): 5hrs 16min

Distance: 73miles

I stopped at Killaloe to take a photo of the bridge over the River Shannon and guess who I spotted standing over my right shoulder?

 I have enlarged the photo for you..........its Keith Woods, ex Ireland hooker from 1994 to 2003. I would love to have gone over and said hello but I couldn't bring myself around to disturbing his Sunday morning.

My map reading went a bit wrong today and I ended up taking the N7 into Nenagh (missed out on a cycle around Lough Derg).

With it being Sunday the Tourist Information Office was closed.

View coming out of Nenagh looking towards Silvermine Mountains.
To get up the mountain (didn't think it looked to bad on the map) there was a short by steep climb (up to Killoscully) were I needed to use the lowest gear to get up. It nearly broke me.

At Limerick TIO I met Michelle Crowley who signed my map and also introduced me to the fact Limerick is the European City of Sport 2011.

The end of Stage 07. Resting my weary legs at Curragh Chase, Coillte Forest Park.