Immerse Yourself in the Rugged Beauty of Ireland’s West Coast | National Geographic

I don’t think anybody can live and be

I don’t think anybody can live and be here for very long periods of time

here for very long periods of time

here for very long periods of time without falling completely in love with

without falling completely in love with

without falling completely in love with the place in the sea and the hills and

the place in the sea and the hills and

the place in the sea and the hills and everything has to offer

the cosine Harrods there’s no defense

the cosine Harrods there’s no defense against the Atlantic Ocean

against the Atlantic Ocean

against the Atlantic Ocean you have the winds hitting the ocean and

you have the winds hitting the ocean and

you have the winds hitting the ocean and sending the waves crashing up to us for

sending the waves crashing up to us for

sending the waves crashing up to us for thousands and millions years it’s much

thousands and millions years it’s much

thousands and millions years it’s much different compared to mainland I don’t

different compared to mainland I don’t

different compared to mainland I don’t know it’s less built up here you’re more

know it’s less built up here you’re more

know it’s less built up here you’re more out in nature

out in nature

out in nature there’s a romanticism I mean the Irish

there’s a romanticism I mean the Irish

there’s a romanticism I mean the Irish are not shy people we love telling

are not shy people we love telling

are not shy people we love telling stories as his friend once told me why

stories as his friend once told me why

stories as his friend once told me why let the truth get in the way of a good

let the truth get in the way of a good

let the truth get in the way of a good story

I think the wall Atlantic way is more

I think the wall Atlantic way is more beautiful than the rest of the island

it’s different almost every day I’m

it’s different almost every day I’m surfing a final is an escape so you’ve

surfing a final is an escape so you’ve

surfing a final is an escape so you’ve ever got any problems or anything it’s

ever got any problems or anything it’s

ever got any problems or anything it’s just to escape from rather life of your

just to escape from rather life of your

just to escape from rather life of your freak

let’s just let’s really get from

let’s just let’s really get from Makassar good way they always always

Makassar good way they always always

Makassar good way they always always want another one of them that good waved

want another one of them that good waved

want another one of them that good waved can fix everything

can fix everything

can fix everything fix a whole day

the coast of Ireland has such a diverse

the coast of Ireland has such a diverse wonderful group of people and the land

wonderful group of people and the land

wonderful group of people and the land isn’t the best land in the world but

isn’t the best land in the world but

isn’t the best land in the world but it’s beautiful and it’s kind of rugged

it’s beautiful and it’s kind of rugged

it’s beautiful and it’s kind of rugged and it’s far away from everywhere

gabions always been a farm there’s never

gabions always been a farm there’s never been a business plan there’s never been

been a business plan there’s never been

been a business plan there’s never been a structure we’ve always I suppose just

a structure we’ve always I suppose just

a structure we’ve always I suppose just continue to do what we do here there’s a

continue to do what we do here there’s a

continue to do what we do here there’s a sort of field to fork food we have the

sort of field to fork food we have the

sort of field to fork food we have the grass which the cows have that makes the

grass which the cows have that makes the

grass which the cows have that makes the milk the milk produces the cheese the

milk the milk produces the cheese the

milk the milk produces the cheese the cheese has the courage and the way the

cheese has the courage and the way the

cheese has the courage and the way the way we feed to our pigs those pigs

way we feed to our pigs those pigs

way we feed to our pigs those pigs become all the kosher coutries we make a

become all the kosher coutries we make a

become all the kosher coutries we make a variety of sausages and salami and cured

variety of sausages and salami and cured

variety of sausages and salami and cured meats these we can send to the farmers

meats these we can send to the farmers

meats these we can send to the farmers markets I think the island of all the

markets I think the island of all the

markets I think the island of all the meat into veg I think we still need to

meat into veg I think we still need to

meat into veg I think we still need to embrace our origins you shouldn’t mess

embrace our origins you shouldn’t mess

embrace our origins you shouldn’t mess with something that you’ve already got

with something that you’ve already got

with something that you’ve already got right

right

right it’s amazing to make a food that is seen

it’s amazing to make a food that is seen

it’s amazing to make a food that is seen as a challenge and a satisfaction I

as a challenge and a satisfaction I

as a challenge and a satisfaction I suppose of making a food that some

suppose of making a food that some

suppose of making a food that some people will consider quite unique it’s

people will consider quite unique it’s

people will consider quite unique it’s humbling and honorable to be on the wild

humbling and honorable to be on the wild

humbling and honorable to be on the wild Atlantic way and have the ability to

Atlantic way and have the ability to

Atlantic way and have the ability to have an audio round business we’re very

have an audio round business we’re very

have an audio round business we’re very lucky

lucky

lucky of all the people I’ve grown up with

of all the people I’ve grown up with

of all the people I’ve grown up with that may have traveled the world so many

that may have traveled the world so many

that may have traveled the world so many of them come home I mean in the end you

of them come home I mean in the end you

of them come home I mean in the end you know your home is your home

know your home is your home

know your home is your home yeah I could get sappy if you get

yeah I could get sappy if you get

yeah I could get sappy if you get emotional about it but I think there is

emotional about it but I think there is

emotional about it but I think there is another welcome pride finger

another welcome pride finger

another welcome pride finger no JCL living down here is a wild thing

no JCL living down here is a wild thing

no JCL living down here is a wild thing it is remote breathing

we’re kind of battling against the

we’re kind of battling against the elements half of every year you know the

elements half of every year you know the

elements half of every year you know the weather has a huge effect on us here it

weather has a huge effect on us here it

weather has a huge effect on us here it becomes a spiritual connection certainly

becomes a spiritual connection certainly

becomes a spiritual connection certainly it did for me it’s been a huge part of

it did for me it’s been a huge part of

it did for me it’s been a huge part of where I’ve come from with music for the

where I’ve come from with music for the

where I’ve come from with music for the last two three years

Ireland is such a small country in

Ireland is such a small country in Ireland we think it’s a huge country

Ireland we think it’s a huge country

Ireland we think it’s a huge country probably the most important country in

probably the most important country in

probably the most important country in the world which you know if you’re from

the world which you know if you’re from

the world which you know if you’re from Ireland you will think that seek hiking

Ireland you will think that seek hiking

Ireland you will think that seek hiking to me it’s it’s it’s a medium that gets

to me it’s it’s it’s a medium that gets

to me it’s it’s it’s a medium that gets you out into a beautiful world once you

you out into a beautiful world once you

you out into a beautiful world once you sit on the ocean you’re in a very very

sit on the ocean you’re in a very very

sit on the ocean you’re in a very very dynamic places because really where the

dynamic places because really where the

dynamic places because really where the ocean meets the land isn’t this

ocean meets the land isn’t this

ocean meets the land isn’t this incredible energy when I touch the ocean

incredible energy when I touch the ocean

incredible energy when I touch the ocean if somebody in Australia is touching the

if somebody in Australia is touching the

if somebody in Australia is touching the ocean we’re in contact with each other

ocean we’re in contact with each other

ocean we’re in contact with each other via the water so the power is incredible

via the water so the power is incredible

via the water so the power is incredible and the energy is incredible I like to

and the energy is incredible I like to

and the energy is incredible I like to think I’m tapped into it and that I can

think I’m tapped into it and that I can

think I’m tapped into it and that I can share it with people

one of the most sacred things of the

one of the most sacred things of the while adapted way mr. people there’s

while adapted way mr. people there’s

while adapted way mr. people there’s always a welcome Harry to quote from a

always a welcome Harry to quote from a

always a welcome Harry to quote from a famous song homeless where the heart is

famous song homeless where the heart is

famous song homeless where the heart is but there my heart is certainly here

it’s a long road from Donegal to can

it’s a long road from Donegal to can sail the best way to navigate it is

sail the best way to navigate it is

sail the best way to navigate it is literally to ask wherever you stop and

literally to ask wherever you stop and

literally to ask wherever you stop and ask a person where to eat what to see

ask a person where to eat what to see

ask a person where to eat what to see and what to do and I think that’s a

and what to do and I think that’s a

and what to do and I think that’s a great way to see a country

the adventures are there you just get in

the adventures are there you just get in the car it’s not like you have to travel

the car it’s not like you have to travel

the car it’s not like you have to travel ten hours to get to somewhere else

ten hours to get to somewhere else

ten hours to get to somewhere else you’ve got ten minutes around the corner

you’ve got ten minutes around the corner

you’ve got ten minutes around the corner and you’re somewhere completely unique

and you’re somewhere completely unique

and you’re somewhere completely unique and different and I think that’s

and different and I think that’s

and different and I think that’s probably part of the adventure such huge

probably part of the adventure such huge

probably part of the adventure such huge heritage culture you know it’s mystical

heritage culture you know it’s mystical

heritage culture you know it’s mystical its nature its everything and it’s one

its nature its everything and it’s one

its nature its everything and it’s one of the most beautiful places in the

of the most beautiful places in the

of the most beautiful places in the world you can’t find this anywhere else