Togher Boundary Walk - Ted O'Riordan

Whilst the Blog serves as the voice of the Togher Historical Association and endeavours to  " Talk the Talk " , one Togher local  decided , following the 2nd Boundary Debate held on 19th September 2014 , to literally " Walk the Walk! ". So it was on Wednesday 8th October that Ted O'Riordan set off on a pre-planned course around some of the District boundary of Togher ( which also incorporated most of the Catholic Parish of the same name ). For practical reasons , it was decided to shave off sections of the terrain south of Chetwynd ( Knocknamallavoge and Knockalisheen ) due in the main to the private ownership of the farming Townlands and the westerly Townlands of Lehenagh More and Lehenagh Beg due to the difficulty of negotiating cross country routes.

Ted O'Riordan

 Boundaries Walk 2014

Carrying the pride of Togher on his shoulders Ted O'Riordan set off in the afternoon from Sandown Crest using this as his starting point for a rigorous round trip of 15.36 Kilometres which he completed in 2 Hours and 21 Minutes. Despite the inclement weather , he braved the elements wholeheartedly and captured some brilliant checkpoint photographs along the way as proof of his achievement. What began as a sunny day eventually descended into a downpour on the homeward stretch. Nevertheless , the walk was completed in admirable style and with great panache. The Blog would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his noble and selfless efforts in promoting the District and Parish through his fantastic walk.

Starting Point - Sandown Crest/Togher Cross

Deanrock Estate/Market Gardens

Togher Square/Togher Road

Edward Walsh Road/Ardmanning Hill

Earlwood Estate

Cherry Tree Road

Maple Place/Birch Place/Whitebeam Road

Clashduv Park/Clashduv Road

Footbridge Glasheen River

Footpath South Ring Road

Selfie - St James Cemetary Chetwynd

Mahers Lane

Spur Cross

Corcorans Bridge

Lehenaghmore Park

Matthews Hill

Pouladuff Bridge

Pouladuff Road/Vicars Road

Selfie - The Lough/Togher Road

Ardmanning

Ardmanning Hill

Finishing Point - Togher Bridge and Home