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Merry Christmas everyone and best wishes for the coming year....

Mark S

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Hi got holiday planned in Portlaoise for early June hoping to meet up with riders for group rides if possible

Richard A

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Philip R

Belated Christmas wishes and have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2023 with lots and lots of cycling everyone....👍. 🚲🚲🚲

Dave C

Happy Christmas everyone and may you, your family and your friends have a happy and healthy 2022.......

Happy Xmas everyone everywhere in these strange days....

The Kinnity MTB Trail is up and running a few months now. Great fast singletrack on the downhill. There&#39;s a link here to obscure heritage stuff nearby (within cycling distance) and a small bit on the trails and...

Having ridden it twice I found it nice and fast and twisty. There is nothing too technical so it's suitable for just about everyone. The only difficulty encountered will relate to speed.

Kinnity MTB

https://laoiscyclist.blogspot.com/2020/01/Kinnity-MTB-Coillte-Mountainbike-Trails.html

Have a great Xmas and a nice end to 2019 everyone and a great 2020 for next year.... Fingers crossed Santy brings ya a bike or a least a new jersey......  :-)

https://twitter.com/thelaoiscyclist/status/1170015149480140800...

This place off off the beaten track and beautiful inside.

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Pictures only (no waffle) of places you might like to cycle or visit......

Page here on Glendalough if anyone plans on visiting over the summer.... May be of use....

Saint Kevin was reputed to have lived to a ripe old age of 120 years. He is associated with a love for nature and animals, particularly birds. He reputedly lived as a Hermit at Saint Kevins Bed, a cave beside Temple na Skellig,which is only accessible today by either scrambling or rock climbing so don't be tempted to try to visit it.

Glendalough, City of 7 Churches

https://laoiscyclist.blogspot.com/p/glendalough-wicklow.html

I&#39;m posting a Cycling Blog on Cycling in Laois and the Irish Midlands..... There&#39;s information and photographs from some spots I&#39;ve visited. It will fill up as I add more. It&#39;s completely non commercial so if y...

Charleville Castle. Today I headed for Charleville Castle, Tullamore in Offaly. Follow the R421 out of Tullamore (town) past the County Council offices in the Mucklagh/Blueball direction and you'll see it signposted on the right about a Kilometre outside town.

The Laois Cyclist

A few Pictures of Saint Canice&#39;s Cathedral in Kilkenny. It also has one of only two Roundtowers in Ireland which can be climbed. Stunning architecture and history........................

Originally a 6th Century church, Roundtower 9th Century. Present site of 13th Century Cathedral

Saint Canices 13th Century Cathedral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO338bO4E4g

Resting place of many Anglo Norman Knights and Noblewomen.

Ken G

Cycling the Irish Midlands....Sites worth visiting.

Cycling The Irish Midlands. Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUiCvY041Xg

If anyone has photo&#39;s (non commercial please) from the area of their cycling adventures, cycling highlights or cycling tours or bike days out and would like to share them please fell free to post a link here......

Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2019 to all. Keep the wheels turning...............

Some pics of the Irish countryside........ Nothing too professional....

Cycle LaoisandIreland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbhi39juyIU

A few snaps when traveling Ireland by Bike.

Best wishes all for a happy and prosperous 2018....May the wind be at your back.....No matter how hard the road ahead, no matter how slow you seem to go, no matter how long the hill may be, if you are going forward you are making progress........

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