Wild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan takes us on a Journey from the Castle in Ballybunion to the famous caves of the town which in 1834 was visited by famous writers and Geologists both William Ainsworth and writer Alfred Tennyson and later many more.
Leaving the historic strand Danny follows in the steps of many famous people onto the walk where the views are extensive of the town and its Wild Atlantic Way landscape. This area is where Danny Houlihan’s famous Wild Atlantic Way Tour was founded. We follow Danny as he relates his story and unearths the past and weaves a tapestry of the hidden Ballybunion forgotten for decades and now there for all Irish diaspora to hear and enjoy.
Tales of smugglers and the deeds of the old Clan Chieftain O’ Connor of Doon are many, and that of the walks rich Irish Myths & Legends which Danny Houlihan painstakingly has researched without local funding for the last 40 years.
Along the way Dannys music enhances to the show with music he composed and traditional too on the Ulleann Pipes,Low Whistle which adds to the experience.
Danny has specially recorded the sounds of the waves in the Grand Cave Ballybunion, a first in the series of highlighting our natural environment.
Through its people its heritage and its rugged coastline this is truly Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience
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