Rule of Thumb! ; a Trip Back to When Ireland's Roads Were a Paradise for Hitch- Hikers [Eire Region]
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IF IT might be said that the advent of electricity banished the ghosts from Ireland, well then - on this summer's evidence - it could also be said that, by and large, the advent of motorways has banished the hitch-hikers from Ireland.
True, there are still a few strays perched on minor roads like the remnants of an almost extinct migratory species that require a World Wildlife Organisation protection order. But their former summer breeding sites - like Newland's Cross where large flocks would converge during my youth - are now multi-lane motorways with signs outlawing this most friendly form of travel.See the full content of this document
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Rule of Thumb! ; a Trip Back to When Ireland's Roads Were a Paradise for Hitch- Hikers [Eire Region]
Newland's Cross was the start of many an adventure and, while casting aspersions on nobody's parents, readers of a certain age named Newlyn, Newman or Newton may wish to ask their folks exactly where they first met.
Next month, another 300 miles of Irish roads will be granted motorway status, with hitch-hiking banned, speed limits of 120km an hour and f...See the full content of this document
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