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Connemara Mollie – An Irish Journey on Horseback
Connemara Mollie ‘“ An Irish Journey on Horseback by Hilary Bradt is the moving account written with a humorous style, of the author’s long-distance ride through western Ireland in 1984.Bradt treks through Ireland’s Counties Galway, Mayo, Clare and Kerry with her Connemara pony called Mollie, to fulfil a childhood dream of a long horseback journey. The story describes the bond between the author and her horse, the many challenges they face and the people they meet along the way. The dialogues that ensue reveal the rural Ireland before the ‘Celtic Tiger’ era, the Irish hospitality, and the landscape with lush fields, orchards, gardens and breathtaking views. This a-thousand-mile journey is a charming and moving true story delivered with honesty and humour that will grip any horse and adventure lover.