CORK
From boating down the River Lee, the beat of history in Baile Mhúirne, to infectious laughter in gleaming Baltimore, Vincent takes a measure of all that "the county of the rebels" has to offer.
"Cork – Corcaigh – is the biggest county in Ireland; and within its borders is a myriad of communities, stories, linked and sometimes conflicting histo-ries. Almost immeasurable in its scale – cultural, linguistic, geographic – and endlessly diverse, one can't but think of the old line about 'the real capital’ of Ireland in both city and county," says Vincent.
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KERRY
From unforgettable Uragh Woods, the deep culture of Daingean Uí Chuis, to reclaiming the spirit of a strong Kerry woman in Tralee, Vincent takes a measure of all that "the Kingdom" has to offer.
"Ancient, fragile, resilient, renewed – Kerry and its people hold their Kingdom proud within the borders of county and nation. What is it here that makes Kerry so unique? The knot, the twist, the power of forest and mountain and sea. The way the unexpected emerges in a day. The glory of music and language, the voice of Micheál O Muircheartaigh, the ball high in the air and the hands reaching for it, the rouse of Begley music, the journey over the Conor Pass, Carrauntoohill rising in mist and sunlight," says Vincent.
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MAYO
From sports champions on incredible Inishturk, a treasure trove of history in Ballina, to community spirit in blooming Ballyhaunis, Vincent takes a measure of all that "the yew county" has to offer.
"Mayo, this county that often feels like another world – its long, rugged coastline, sea-border and bleak, beautiful bogland seeming to each something of the spirit of resilience you find here. In old communities new. What’s the old song? ‘Home to Mayo’…And there’s some indefinable sense of home almost everywhere you set foot here. You might indeed need five or more Measures to do justice to the county – because there’s so much to experience here, so much to discover and celebrate," says Vincent.
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DONEGAL
From the admirable volunteer spirit on Árainn Mhór, to guth galánta na hamhránaíochta as Gaoth Dobhair, and the mesmerizing beauty of Malin Head, Vincent takes a measure of all that Tír Chonaill has to offer.
"Donegal – Tír Chonaill - drifts in like a mist, a spirit. You cross some invisible border and you're in: voices flinting high and clear on the road; Errigal shining long before it’s visible, the surge of the ocean resounding, the pull of strand and dune strong to the feet, music and song echoing in a house that will never falter," says Vincent.
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DERRY
From the striking soccer of SuperCup NI, local retail in Limavady, to new connections and cultures in Derry City, Vincent takes a measure of all that "the oak leaf county" has to offer.
"The new-old energy of Derry, the emerging stories and hard lines of history, recent history, are all part of what make this city and county so vibrant and utterly, uniquely itself. New voices are emerging, new, confident, questing voices in the arts and music," says Vincent.
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WEXFORD
From awe-inspiring archery in Dunbrody, a bonanza of books in Wexford, to the pulse of port traffic in Rosslare, Vincent takes a measure of all that "the model county" has to offer.
"Wexford pulls you in – an unexpected meeting under these vast, teeming skies that seem to simultaneously dwarf the landscape and make it bigger. This is the light and sweep that the Vikings met and harnessed, the Normans looked to in their shaping and building. And it’s part of what imbues today’s Wexford with a rare, quiet energy and a pull of connection to the bigger world, and the future," says Vincent.
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