I rode this in an anti-clockwise direction . Very lonely roads , very quiet and very undulating , up and down like a yo-yo. When I came to the Gibstown area with only a few more KM to do , I was totally confused by the roads , I did not even know which way I was going . Dundalk has improved a lot with a much more lively athmosphere about it . The sun was shining but it was very cold . There was one section where I just followed the trail I had decided on - such a track I HAD to get off the bike . It was really a walking track and I would say later on it will be impassable because of all the brambles in a few weeks . It was lovely and peaceful however, and about 1Mile long . But all the roads were really very quiet . Exept when you were near Dundalk . Carrickmacross is a lively town as well and I had something to eat in a cafe at the very end of the town . Another thing is that I forgot to turn off the H/h when I came to Connolly that morning so the speed I was doing on the bike nearly exceeded 145KM. But I had to get rid of that record and cancel it . I also went through the metropolis of Louth . Such a kip. Now you see it etc.. A great cycle and it only takes 1 hour from Dublin so it is possible to leave Connolly and appear in Dundalk just before 10AM. Portadown here we go ? Maybe .