Is Northern Ireland on your itinerary? Today's guest, Jamese McCloy, is going to give you a dozen reasons to venture off the tourist trail and explore the heart of Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland.

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This article is based on a podcast episode featuring Jamese McCloy, shepherd at Glenshane County Farm. If you prefer to listen to the podcast, you can find the player at the bottom of the page.

Highlights of Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland

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The Sperrin Mountains are relatively untouched; they are a beautiful, spiritual place

Slemish Mountain, where St. Patrick is believed to have been a shepherd

Seamus Heaney Homeplace – Seamus Heaney won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature

Bronagh's Bakehouse – Irish baking experience and dining

Lough Neagh Stories – tour with a fisherman

Davagh Dark Sky Observatory

The Ponderosa – the highest pub in Ireland

Crosskeys Inn – Ireland's Oldest Thatched Pub

Friel's Bar – historic pub and Gorta Famine Story

Easy day trips to the Causeway Coast, Belfast, and Derry!

Meet My Guest: Jamese McCloy

Jamese McCloy is a fourth-generation shepherd who wants to show people sheep farming and particularly his highly trained team of working sheepdogs. He invites visitors to his farm set deep on the beautiful, little-known landscape of the Sperrin Mountains.

At Glenshane County Farm you can expect a bucolic Irish farm experience. Watch the sheepdogs at work, try your hand at shearing, cuddle a baby lamb, and even stay a while at the 5-stay Glenshane Country House.

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Brohagh's Bakehouse or Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen – Irish baking experiences

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2 Traveling in Ireland Podcast Episodes

Episode 256: Glenshane Country Farm

Episode 97: Mid-Ulster – The Heart of Northern Ireland

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