OWPG: Media News Bulletin Summer 2019 | Page 19

tivals A fter an absence of many years, Paddy Dillon made his way to the West of Ireland to take part in the Castlebar International Four Days’ Walks. Ten visits earns a gold medal, so he finally has that in the bag. Walking festivals are commonplace these days, and if you ask the organisers of any of them where they got their inspiration, they would all say that they got it from another festival. Quite likely, none of them could tell you which festival came first, but Paddy has tracked everything back to Castlebar, where it all started 52 years ago. Paddy is of course willing to tell all. Contact Paddy... telephone 01229 586902 email [email protected] website www.paddydillon.co.uk