Art O’Neill Challenge

17 January 2020
Dublin & Wicklow, Dublin, Ireland
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mountains race
53 KM
1 days
200 Runners
Difficulty:    Advanced
ENTRY FEE:    110 EUR
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Welcome to Art O’Neill!

On January 6th, 1592 Art O’Neill, his brother Henry, and Red Hugh O’Donnell made a bid for freedom from Dublin Castle. It was the middle of winter and Ireland was held fast in its icy clutches but they hoped to reach the relative safety of the remote Glenmalure Valley over 50km away.

Ill equipped and underfed they were the only prisoners ever to successfully escape captivity from Dublin Castle but it was an ill fated journey with Art O’Neill dying from exposure only miles from his goal. Commemorate their great strength of spirit by making your own journey from Dublin Castle to Glenmalure but with a little help from DWMRT!

Walk or Run you decide but this event is a challenge and adventure for everyone and one you will never forget. The only real question aside from Are you up for it? is……

Will you make it to Glenmalure?

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