I am slightly ashamed to admit this: I have travelled to over 60 countries, and the one I had never properly explored was my own. Time and again, on the other side of the world, someone would ask where I was from, hear “Ireland,” and light up, “it’s stunning.” I’d nod along and quietly wonder why I’d never seen more of it for myself. So this time, I stayed closer to home. I spent 72 hours on Ireland’s west coast in County Leitrim, and it turns out the people I’d met abroad weren’t exaggerating. This is what a slow adventure through Leitrim actually looks like. This is how I spent 3 days exploring the best of what Leitrim has to offer. Evening One: Arriving at Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway The trip began the way any good slow-travel story should, by stepping out of the car and immediately feeling my shoulders drop. Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway sits tucked into its own patch of forest, and the lodge greets you with exactly the kind of quiet that makes you realise how loud everyday life has become. There…