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Swimming watercolours in County Mayo, Ireland
From golden lough swims and yellow flat periwinkles to pale turquoise seas and grey skies, County Mayo’s swims are drawn from a painter’s palette. Susanne Masters explored the region’s sea and freshwater swimming spots
Last year, swimming on the northern edge of Connemara, my attention was caught by distant peaks.
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