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The Causeway Coastal Route and the Mourne Coastal Route stretch around the entire coast of Northern Ireland and provide some of the best scenery on the island of Ireland. With the world renowned Giant’s Causeway at its heart, the routes also feature the Mountains of Mourne, the Walled City of Derry, the Titanic Experience, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, the Bushmills Distillery, and many more sights, stories, and legends that make these routes so special. With his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a map, Eugene O’Loughlin (author of Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way) set out on a trip of discovery from Derry to Newry. Along the way he explored breath-taking scenery and discovered locations associated with the legends of the Children of Lir, Finn McCool, and St Patrick. With many photographs throughout highlighting the many points of interest, this book is the essential guide to exploring the Causeway and Mourne Coastal Routes.

Dr Eugene O’Loughlin has been riding motorcycles since 1977, and has travelled widely around Ireland and Western Europe on his Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and has worked as an educator for over 25 years. He now works as a Lecturer in Computing at the National College of Ireland where he lectures on subjects such as Business Analysis, Project Management, and Statistics. He is also a keen blogger and writes about travel, books, history, education, and technology. Exploring Ireland’s Causeway and Mourne Coastal Routes is the second book in a trilogy of Motorcycle Odysseys following on from Exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way published in 2014. A native of Carnew in south County Wicklow, he now lives in Dublin with his wife Roma and daughters Claire, Kate, and Vicki. http://www.eugeneoloughlin.com @eoloughlin