Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
Before we set off for our Irish parkrun trip, a group of parkrunners were already busy planning a trip to Ireland. To one of Ireland's newest parkruns. A remote, island parkrun and with a start time of 11am - the latest parkrun in the world!
There are several groups of tourists that tour together, usually these are arranged in facebook groups. There are Cow Fests and other collections of touring parkrunners and this particular trip was arranged by Andy who goes by 'Airey Airways' when arranging trips.
We just got the ferry with these guys, but Andy had arranged return coaches from Dublin which set off at some ungodly hour to get a very large group of parkrun tourists to Inis Meáin. Inis Meáin (or Inishmaan) is the middle of the three main Aran Islands which sit in Galway Bay. The island is around 4 km by 2.5 km and has a population of around 170. The ferry from Doolin Pier takes around 25 minutes. This particular ferry was chartered for this trip but ferries do run at other times but not specifically one on a Saturday morning that would get you there in time for the 11am parkrun start.
The walk from Inis Meáin Pier to the parkrun start is 2 km and there are toilets and bag storage at the parkrun start/finish. This is usually a very small parkrun with a warm welcome in this unique and remote location. A visit to Inis Meáin parkrun is definitely an experience!
Happy running,
Nicola :)
parkrun: https://www.parkrun.ie/inismeain/
Doolin Ferry: doolinferry.com/aran-islands/inis-meain/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0IGnBhDUARIsAMwFDLmzf8fm_IyS5rfrNXwxRgx2BH37kdnDOMiB_Q-f1-3Vzf9Bzq171w8aAtDwEALw_wcB
Airey Airways: facebook.com/groups/1391245481312311
Before we set off for our Irish parkrun trip, a group of parkrunners were already busy planning a trip to Ireland. To one of Ireland's newest parkruns. A remote, island parkrun and with a start time of 11am - the latest parkrun in the world!
There are several groups of tourists that tour together, usually these are arranged in facebook groups. There are Cow Fests and other collections of touring parkrunners and this particular trip was arranged by Andy who goes by 'Airey Airways' when arranging trips.
We just got the ferry with these guys, but Andy had arranged return coaches from Dublin which set off at some ungodly hour to get a very large group of parkrun tourists to Inis Meáin. Inis Meáin (or Inishmaan) is the middle of the three main Aran Islands which sit in Galway Bay. The island is around 4 km by 2.5 km and has a population of around 170. The ferry from Doolin Pier takes around 25 minutes. This particular ferry was chartered for this trip but ferries do run at other times but not specifically one on a Saturday morning that would get you there in time for the 11am parkrun start.
The walk from Inis Meáin Pier to the parkrun start is 2 km and there are toilets and bag storage at the parkrun start/finish. This is usually a very small parkrun with a warm welcome in this unique and remote location. A visit to Inis Meáin parkrun is definitely an experience!
Happy running,
Nicola :)
parkrun: https://www.parkrun.ie/inismeain/
Doolin Ferry: doolinferry.com/aran-islands/inis-meain/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0IGnBhDUARIsAMwFDLmzf8fm_IyS5rfrNXwxRgx2BH37kdnDOMiB_Q-f1-3Vzf9Bzq171w8aAtDwEALw_wcB
Airey Airways: facebook.com/groups/1391245481312311
