Cycle Touring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way | Battered by Wind, Rain & HAIL!

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  • Опубликовано: 4 янв 2025

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  • @TieranFreedman
    @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

    2023 Update: These videos were filmed back in 2021. As of 2023 Jill and I are no longer together and she is not associated with this channel. Wishing her all the best for the future!

    • @merson812
      @merson812 Год назад +1

      Sorry to hear that. Good luck to the both of you.

  • @snowcelt
    @snowcelt Год назад +23

    Wonderful video highlighting the beauty of the WAW. Sadly, Ireland, its history, culture and beauty seems to be a grey area in the minds of many British people and they do not think of it at all. Fair play to ye for taking the plunge. I am sure it was worth it.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +12

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! That's very true. We were lucky to be treated to incredible Irish hospitality, and staying with local people was a great way to learn about the culture. We absolutely loved our time there, and definitely hope to go back!

    • @snowcelt
      @snowcelt Год назад +9

      Tá an-fáilte romhaibh! You are most welcome!

  • @thewildgoose7467
    @thewildgoose7467 Год назад +15

    Great video! Being Irish and having done a lot of cycling around Ireland and Europe in my youth I've been following your Irish adventures. Now you know why they call the west of Ireland "the land of the sideways rain" 😄.
    People don't realise how much work and effort goes into creating videos like this so kudos to you and thanks for such a well made series.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +2

      Thanks for the kind words, so glad you're enjoying the videos! Which part of Ireland are you from?Haha that name doesn't surprise me at all, it was really brutal at times cycling through all the rain and hail, especially since we'd been very lucky with the weather for a few months and weren't prepared for the sudden change. Unbelievably beautiful though, some of the scenery was absolutely jaw-dropping.

    • @thewildgoose7467
      @thewildgoose7467 Год назад +3

      @@TieranFreedman I always appreciate well constructed videos such as yours with the aerial footage and the editing etc. which is involved in producing such an enjoyable watch.
      I lived most of my working life on the outskirts of Dublin but was part of a group of cyclist friends who did a lot of touring in Ireland and elsewhere.
      For many years I also had a small cottage in Sligo right on the shores of the Atlantic which is where I regularly experienced the "sideways rain"😉
      Now I've retired to Westmeath in the centre of Ireland, and although it doesn't have the rugged beauty of the west it still has it's own alluring charm.
      I don't get to do much cycling now as I spend most of my time on self sufficiency projects, but your videos bring back memories of my youth and the freedom of the open road.
      So thank you for that and keep up the excellent videos because they are much appreciated.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +2

      We passed through Sligo later on in the tour! Had an absolute technical nightmare with my laptop there so unfortunately didn't film as much as normal because I spent most of my time trying to fix it, but I think it should still feature briefly.
      I always wanted to take a trip to Ireland's interior on this trip, but we were quite pressed for time with the fast approaching winter. Hope to make it back again some day.
      Self-sufficiency projects sound cool! Are you producing a lot of your own food? We stayed with a couple of people on this trip who were doing similar things. Seemed like a very rewarding way of life.
      Thanks again for the support, hope you enjoy the videos to come! Small teaser after the videos from this tour in the UK, IOM, and Ireland: I just wrapped up filming on a cycle journey through Israel/Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Videos from that coming next year!

  • @Svensk7119
    @Svensk7119 Год назад +13

    While there are plenty of folks who might let you stay on their turf here in USA, I find the idea of asking my fellow Americans for such.... intimidating.
    Those Irish are so polite!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +4

      Haha I think having the fully-loaded bicycles was a good ice-breaker. But Irish hospitality was amazing. We met so many great people and with all the terrible weather it really helped keep us going 🇮🇪

  • @stiofanocathmhaoil2318
    @stiofanocathmhaoil2318 Год назад +7

    Excellent, very inspiring. I'll be showing all of these to my pupils. Go raibh maith agat!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! Hope your pupils do as well 😊🇮🇪

  • @Mountain-Mac
    @Mountain-Mac Год назад +6

    Great video, fair play for covering that distance! You done Ireland proud 🇮🇪👍🏻

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! 🇮🇪🚲

  • @WRover4669
    @WRover4669 Год назад +11

    Found you through the your Isle of Man video. Loving the Wild Atlantic Way video. Very well produced. Not sure how many countries people would take you in, but you can always count on the Irish to open their homes and hearts to you! Sláinte and safe travels!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thank you, so glad you're enjoying the videos! The hospitality we experienced in Ireland was incredible, and made all the wind/rain/hail worth it. Absolutely stunning country as well, definitely hope to go back in the not-too-distant-future!

  • @niall_al3059
    @niall_al3059 Год назад +7

    Spectacular cinematography... I've never seen Ireland documented like this and it's great advertising for our country. I hope Fáilte Ireland is paying you for this! Great videos and can't wait to see more :D

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed the video! Cycle touring is such an amazing way to explore and learn about a country and culture.
      Haha unfortunately not (yet?), so if you know anyone who works then let me know 😂

    • @michaeljohndennis2231
      @michaeljohndennis2231 Год назад

      @@TieranFreedman as an Irish passport holder and proud Irish patriot living 21 years in Manchester U.K. and with extended family living in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, I quite agree - I try to come home on on the train and ferry from Holyhead - Dublin at least once every 6 months - I actively searched for and subscribed to your channel and of course, I will like your series of these videos 🇮🇪☘️🇬🇧❤️

  • @merson812
    @merson812 Год назад +2

    Ann(e)is one in a million.

  • @colincampbell4261
    @colincampbell4261 6 месяцев назад +1

    The hail, rain and wind are what make it wild.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  6 месяцев назад

      Very true, definitely added to the atmosphere. And I've never seen so many rainbows in my life!

  • @gramfin5404
    @gramfin5404 Год назад +3

    Loving your adventures, makes me wanna get on my bike , people are so kind and welcoming ❤

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      So glad you're enjoying the videos! Are you into touring? Very true, the highlight of every cycle tour I've been on has always been the people I've met along the way 😊

    • @gramfin5404
      @gramfin5404 Год назад +1

      @@TieranFreedman just road cycling but that looks amazing ❤

  • @wadeschwartz6281
    @wadeschwartz6281 Год назад +5

    Outstanding work here the journey and the effort to film it ,,as been said previously I saw another post ,your channel is way underrated! All the best to you .
    From the USA /Irish 4 th generation

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying the videos! It was an absolutely stunning part of the journey 🇮🇪

  • @forexguy
    @forexguy Год назад +3

    Lovely journey. Thank you for sharing. Nothing can prepare the soul for Irish weather, brutal! The jagged symbol is WAW: Wild Atlantic Way.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed the video! Haha yeah it was a pretty rough adjustment after a few months of incredible weather. We ended up continuing this journey into winter as well, so the conditions only got worse 😅

  • @susanremillard2839
    @susanremillard2839 Год назад +2

    Wow, what a fantastic video, you two are amazing and extremely resilient. We are inspired to go to Ireland, it looks stunning.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +2

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😁 Ireland was unbelievably beautiful, and the hospitality of the people we met there was amazing, too. Definitely take a trip out there and give yourself some time to explore properly if you can! 🇮🇪

  • @sbakernyc5761
    @sbakernyc5761 Год назад +3

    Beautiful stuff lad. New subscriber. Im from NYC but my grandparents were all Irish and went over a lot my whole life. Driving the WAW is crazy enough and done it a few times. Cant imagine biking it!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thanks so much! That must have been amazing. I would love to go back and travel in a van or something for some shelter when the weather gets bad. That being said, being out in the open on the WAW for weeks on end was really spectacular, despite the hailstorms haha

  • @Stephenm26
    @Stephenm26 Год назад +2

    Loving these vids

  • @kassistwisted
    @kassistwisted Год назад +1

    I just found your channel this weekend (3-4 June 2023) when it showed up in my feed. Congrats! I think RUclips has decided to show you to lots of people. I am dying of curiousity whether you continued on to Shetland or if you decided hail on the Irish west coast in September was a sign that Shetland in December was a bad idea. I hope you and Jill are well regardless. Still a STUNNING journey even if it ended here. Thanks for sharing it for those of us who don't have your guts.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thank you, I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos! The weather was definitely the most brutal part of the trip from this point onwards, and being so behind schedule heading into winter made getting all the way to Shetland a pretty daunting prospect... but I can't give away any spoilers 😜

  • @bethbartlett5692
    @bethbartlett5692 Месяц назад

    Fun! Where my People are from!!! Kerry and Cork.

  • @Ed30675
    @Ed30675 Год назад +1

    I have now watched 3 of your videos... All have been outstanding... Loved all 3 so far... This one is of particular interest as you passed very close to where my brother lives... He live just a handful of myles from Fanore which you would have ridden through on the Wild Atlantic Way.... I also love your use of music... Great choices... Well done and thanks for posting...

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much, so glad you're enjoying them! I remember that stretch of road very well, it was really stunning and the rocky landscape looked really surreal. Almost lost my drone there as well haha

  • @dzzope
    @dzzope 11 месяцев назад

    Saw your doc on the troubles and had to check out some of your other stuff.. The single best show of the Irish weather and what it's like to travel through the Irish West coast (best coast) and all it has to offer. Hope you got to spend some time in Killarney and the burren.. amazing spots but can't see it all in 1 go.
    Looking forward to more, all the best from Donegal

  • @MICHAELCAMPBELL69
    @MICHAELCAMPBELL69 Год назад +1

    Really exciting and very brave off you both.
    Looks beautiful though-

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thank you, it was absolutely stunning! 🇮🇪🚲

  • @trishgrant2715
    @trishgrant2715 Год назад +2

    Drove the WAW a few years ago. Some of the most spectacular scenery I’ve ever seen. Stayed in air b&bs with beautiful friendly people, and experienced the best pubs in the world, with great music and craic

  • @stevesandford1437
    @stevesandford1437 7 месяцев назад +1

    Two points:
    (1) If a commercial TV company produced something like this it would cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, it would need a team of researchers, producers, directors, technicians, planners, insurers, laywers and ULTIMATELY you wouldn't get the real feel of the actual experience... (That two people can produce and present something better says a lot...) If this was COMMERCIAL TV, the presenters would pitch a tent in the rain and then retire to the nearest hotel!!!
    (2) The hospitality of the Irish people isn't exaggerated here. (Though I think the personable nature of our two adventurers goes a long way to engender that kind of friendliness and hospitality...) Irish people like the unusual. It's not WHY would you want to pitch a tent in my garden, but, erm, why might I object to that? That SOME PEOPLE said, "I don't suppose you'd want to use the shower as well, maybe do some laundry?" isn't untypical of rural Irish people. (Though I wouldn't try that in Dublin!!!)
    Absolutely brilliant presentantion and production.
    xx SF

  • @laurentstrobel8254
    @laurentstrobel8254 Год назад

    Très bon reportage. Merci

  • @FollowThomas
    @FollowThomas Год назад +2

    Great bike touring documentary. I live and bike touring here in America. 👍

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Where in America do you tour?

    • @FollowThomas
      @FollowThomas Год назад +1

      @@TieranFreedman I'm originally from Estonia but live and ride mostly in Florida but I just got back from my month-long across country touring in different bike trails. Still uploading the videos. Check it out if you're interested. 🙂

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Had a look at your videos and subscribed, great stuff!
      I actually plan to cycle from Finland to the Baltics at some point. I hear the touring is good over there!

    • @FollowThomas
      @FollowThomas Год назад

      @@TieranFreedman thanks for subscribing. I haven't been back in Estonia a long time, a lot has changed since I left but I heard that they have a lot of new bike trails there. Hope you get to ride some of them. I'll keep eye on your channel to see it through your eyes. 🙂

  • @craig.bryant
    @craig.bryant Год назад +4

    Phenomenal video, I love the hospitality you are offered by the friendly locals. Brilliant storytelling and videography too, you both look like you’ve had a blast!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! The hospitality was absolutely incredible, and definitely the most unforgettable part of the trip 😁

  • @georgebroderick6949
    @georgebroderick6949 2 дня назад

    Hi Tieran,
    I have just watched with great interest two films of yours, one to do with the Isle of Man, the other to do with Shetland. Regarding Man, I am Manx, but of the Liverpool variety, Liverpool being the market town for Man as it is for North Wales. With living in Liverpool one os confronted by a much broader horizon than that found in Man, as in Liverpool one has five ethnic entities on the same patch, Irish Welsh, English, Manx and Scottish Gaels (Hebrideans). We would visit relatives in Man each summer, and in so doing I as a child came into contact with matters Manx quite early, particularly the language, and in the process of time, having gone through Classics (Latin and Greek), I then wandered into matters Celtic, my Manx interets coming to the fore in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, before moving on to Mannheim / Heidelberg in Germany where I have taught Celtic languages , including Manx, since 1985. Your Manx programme spent a fair aount of time on Manx and its revival. I was party to the 1970s Revival of not only the language, but also the music and song traditions, and in so doing have written a fair few academic articles on these topics. Regarding Manx and its future, Mans stands at the crossroads. I was around when the old native speakers passed into history, heralding the passing of traditional spoken Manx. Those over 50 speaking Manx today speak traditional Manx. Those learning and speaking Manx today speaka form of Manx mingled in with English phonemes, i.e. a sort of anglicised mish-mash. Has it a future? I don't know. I would be happy to meet you sometime (perhaps in Man) to discuss such matters. Best wishes, George broderick .

  • @WildWatch
    @WildWatch Год назад +1

    Beautiful!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      ❤️🇮🇪

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Only just clocked that this was you Adam! I hope you're doing well, how are things in Jerusalem?

    • @WildWatch
      @WildWatch Год назад

      @@TieranFreedman yes brother. Where are you these days? Never had a chance to check with you if you made it through to Saudi?

  • @caroldave4037
    @caroldave4037 Год назад +2

    Hi both ...whilst yuz were cycling mate and i on motorcycles came ferry into larne from cumbria... worked our way around W.A WAY...miss judged how far 😖😖😏so we cut across country from galway back up east to larne ....superb country and people are ace...👌👌👌must go back to do cork area etc atb dave...

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Sounds like a great adventure! Did you make it down to Kerry? Absolutely stunning part of the ride. And yeah the hospitality was amazing! Hope to go back some day as well

    • @caroldave4037
      @caroldave4037 Год назад

      @@TieranFreedman sadly time ran out but defo on our next time to do ...atb dave👍

  • @ianlaken3980
    @ianlaken3980 Год назад +1

    Did it in June 2018 in six days, supported ride with Wild Atlantic Cycling. . It was so hot the tarmac was melting.!!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Wow, that's pretty rapid! How much ground did you cover per day? I'd say you were lucky with the weather but that actually sounds like a bit much haha

  • @tracy3812
    @tracy3812 Год назад +2

    Good thing you had your helmets on for the hail storm.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +2

      Haha didn't do much for the ears though 😅

  • @TheWanderingIrishman
    @TheWanderingIrishman Год назад +1

    Looks like an awesome trip. I would love to do it but getting on in years now, I don't think my legs would be up to it. Happy cycles guys! subbed.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      So glad you enjoyed the video! You'd be surprised, I met a 70-year-old in Norway who was cycle touring the North of the country. Though that might just be the way of the vikings haha.

    • @TheWanderingIrishman
      @TheWanderingIrishman Год назад

      He was going down hill 😂@@TieranFreedman

    • @colincampbell4261
      @colincampbell4261 6 месяцев назад

      Ebikes.

  • @alysononeill5173
    @alysononeill5173 Год назад +1

    Hello! Just to let you know that IRELAND is a sovereign independent country. Tír nabh spleách.
    Glad you enjoyed IRELAND!
    Go n-eirí an bothar libh!

  • @chrisclark1761
    @chrisclark1761 Год назад +2

    I love the idea of a cycling holiday. But the risk of being caught out in poor weather or stuck without somewhere to stay, absolutley racks up my anxiety.
    For future trips, maybe carry a tarp with some pegs and use it as a makshift shelter.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      I always find that those moments are difficult when they happen, but when you look back on the experience they are some of the most memorable parts of it. I hope you make it on a cycle tour eventually! Don't let the risk of bad weather put you off, it's all part of the experience. As the Norwegians say, there is no bad weather, only bad clothes!

  • @finnegan411
    @finnegan411 9 месяцев назад

    i go to ireland next month, it seems really easy to camp in gardens, how do you do that please ?

  • @CounttheSmilesnottheMiles
    @CounttheSmilesnottheMiles Год назад +1

    Hi the symbol for the wild Atlantic way is WAW :-)

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Dude I thought it was just a weird squiggly line all this time 😅

  • @Outsider214
    @Outsider214 Год назад +1

    fair play to the swimmer🥶

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Haha I know, definitely put me to shame 😅

  • @cambyman63
    @cambyman63 6 месяцев назад

    What camera's did you use to record?

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  6 месяцев назад

      I use a Sony A6400, GoPro 8, and a DJI Mini 2 as well as my phone (Samsung S21) for this series and the one that I've just started publishing from the Middle East. Might upgrade the GoPro and drone for the next one!

  • @maxpower1337
    @maxpower1337 Год назад +1

    A lot to sea on the waw.

  • @thomasthomas7222
    @thomasthomas7222 Год назад +1

    Wasnt first this time unfortunately, But oh Well at least Im here now

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Haha hi again Thomas, better luck next time 😜

    • @thomasthomas7222
      @thomasthomas7222 Год назад

      @@TieranFreedman hi mate, i got an exam tomorrow, theres 3 subjects (math, english and norwegian) but you get only one for Your written exam. luckily the odds were in my favor and i got english, Im terrible at math, Im mid in norwegian but Im amazing in English. I dont think it’ll be too big of a struggle, but i’ll keep you updated on how it went. Anyways how are you?

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Oh wow good luck with the exam, I hope it goes well! Your English is great, I'm sure you'll smash it. I'm good thanks, just editing more videos as always. Recently wrapped up filming on a series that will be coming out next year! 😁

    • @thomasthomas7222
      @thomasthomas7222 Год назад +1

      @@TieranFreedman a series? You’re gonna be on Netflix? Awesome! I honestly dont know how to feel about the exam, I guess I’m feeling kinda mixed. I’m assuming I’ll be getting a 4 (6 is the best and 1 is the worst). I could be getting a 5 tho, because I’m class at writing in English. I just feel like I didn’t fulfill my potential in the exam and not necessarily blew it all, but I could’ve done a little bit better. I’m just looking forward to high school honestly (am in 10th grade in middle school now). But yeah I’m doing quite well nowadays actually, like everything’s well. I’ve just been really happy lately and it’s been that way since Christmas and im planning on getting a summer job, hanging out with the lads and working out all summer (I’m on a bulk).

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      @@thomasthomas7222 haha no not Netlix, maybe some day. It's another series of videos I'm producing in collaboration with TV2 Skole. But I'll post it on RUclips eventually as well!
      A 4 is good, well done! Sounds like you've got a lot of exciting stuff going on, I'm glad to hear you're doing well. And how's the family? Say hi from me 😁

  • @kingrichardiii6280
    @kingrichardiii6280 Год назад +1

    this is why the romans called ireland Hibernia, Winterland

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      I didn't know that, definitely fits the description!

  • @forbidden_knowledge9691
    @forbidden_knowledge9691 Год назад

    How come you didn't include any footage of the dingle peninsula?

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      I actually did a bit, but it's mixed in with other footage at about 13:40. I had some more but sadly about 75% of the footage I film gets cut haha, one of the most painful things about making these videos.

  • @JayMacTìre
    @JayMacTìre Год назад +1

    Funny Irish man ask to sleep the garden he get buck shot 😂😂

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      😂😂 I think having the fully-loaded bicycles with us was a good ice-breaker and diffused any initial suspicions fairly quickly.

  • @viffer8honda319
    @viffer8honda319 Год назад +1

    wonderfull video... but cmere... i live in west cork.... people around here drive like lunatics....( including myself :D ).... cycling here is suicidal.... better off on a motorcycle or car.

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад

      Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The winding country roads are always a bit sketchy haha

  • @nicolasumner1451
    @nicolasumner1451 Год назад

    Cheeky knocking on doors asking for shelter or camping in gardens, you started out on this camping expedition so should have seen it through than putting on people !!

    • @TieranFreedman
      @TieranFreedman  Год назад +1

      Nah, it was a fantastic way to meet local people experience the culture of the places you're travelling through. 90% of my fondest memories from all my trips are from doing this.

  • @rosaliewiegand9488
    @rosaliewiegand9488 10 месяцев назад

    Beautiful; scenes. Thank you for the video. Less use of God's name in vain.