Oisín McConville will have to move mountains to wake giants in Wicklow

“Not exactly on my doorstep,” McConville cheerfully acknowledged, when asked about the long journey down from the archdiocese of Armagh. He agreed the immediate priority was promotion and a crack at the Tailteann Cup, its predecessor the Tommy Murphy Cup being one of the last pieces of silverware won by Wicklow, back in 2007, when Mick O’Dwyer was making the long journey up from Waterville.

At the peak of it all is the bulking Lugnaquilla, which at 925m is the highest mountain in the country outside of Kerry, so plenty of stamina work to be found there, or indeed recovery with the ions from the highest waterfall in the country at Powerscourt, or by the salty waters at Brittas Bay. Though born in Cumberland, Arklow is also where another Olympic gold medallist, Peter O’Connor, discovered his athletic prowess, learning to hop, skip and jump from the front door of the gate lodge at Ashtown Lane to the edge of the path beyond.

Members of Lugnaquilla walking club. Lugnaquilla, at 925m, is the highest mountain in the country outside of Co Kerry. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan Over 200 years on that same Wicklow Military Road remains the only north-south road through the centre of the county, the side arms acting as primary routes. It’s not exactly Himalayan territory but at times can feel that way. There are several warnings signs of the road being impassable in winter .

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