COMMUNITY NOTES: CLAREMORRIS - WESTERN PEOPLE (MARCH 11 EDITION)
Claremorris man Eamonn Keaveney has begun a 5,500-kilometre barefoot journey in aid of Jigsaw and Friends of the Earth.
Eamonn is walking barefoot from Istanbul to Claremorris, travelling across ten countries in a journey that surpasses the current record for the longest barefoot journey by over 2,000 km. Eamonn will be carrying all his gear on his back and camping along the way.
Eamonn is an experienced barefoot walker. In 2016, he completed the world’s longest barefoot journey (2,080 km) and followed it up two years, later by climbing Ireland’s ten highest peaks barefoot, in ten days. He also set the record for the fastest time to travel from Mizen Head to Malin Head, a total journey of 613km (308 miles) in just over five days, barefoot by unicycle, in 2023.
Eamonn has raised over €40,000 for charities since the start of his challenges.
