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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Dingle Camino, from Tralee to Dingle and on to Ballyferriter, stunning hike/walk
It is said that pilgrims got the boat from Dingle to the north of Spain and then did the Camino de Santiago |
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What will these marketing guys think of next... at least these go somewhere unlike the "ring of.." phenomenon.
I suppose whatever brings money in is a good idea.
Unfortunately I can't see other countries coming here to begin the Camino as Google is telling me nearly everywhere seems to have a claim to a "Camino" route that leads to Camino de Santiago |
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"The ancient Irish Camino started at St James’s Gate in Dublin,"
The word Camino is a Spanish word that is used here in recent times for marketing purposes because of the popularity of the Spanish camino del santiago pilgrimage walk. There is no good reason to use the word here as it wasn't used historically. The walks here just an old pilgrimage trail that's been sprinkled with marketing fairydust. |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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There are now so many people doing the real Camino de Santiago that in high summer, it has become a nightmare; better to do it off season when quieter, but weather is less reliable.
Hardened walkers, really hardy, have been known to do it in the depths of winter. There is at least one example on the web: google video.
It can be difficult to get accommodation too; when Covid ends I would consider doing it by contacting foreign swingers along the route in advance.
Two enjoyable activities combined!  |
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"The ancient Irish Camino started at St James’s Gate in Dublin,
The word Camino is a Spanish word that is used here in recent times for marketing purposes because of the popularity of the Spanish camino del santiago pilgrimage walk. There is no good reason to use the word here as it wasn't used historically. The walks here just an old pilgrimage trail that's been sprinkled with marketing fairydust."
Saint James Gate in Dublin 8 was a traditional starting point for pilgrims setting sail from the Dublin area, on their way to Santiago de Compostela. Pilgrim passports were stamped here before heading on their Camino de Santiago journey. Traditionally they would have landed in the northern ports of Galicia and other regions in Spain, mainly the cities of A Coruña and Ferrol (today the two main starting points for the English Way to Santiago), but also from smaller ports along the north coast. This tradition still persists and Irish pilgrims can obtain their pilgrim passports (credenciales) from the Irish Society of Friends of Saint James founded in 1992, as well as get their pilgrim passport stamped at St James Church nearby.
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It started in Ballyfarnon, ended in Carrick, its not a loop so you'd need a lift between a tart and finish. Buses were laid on from carrick for the event |
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