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| Fence on Church Mountain, Co. Wicklow. © Eugene Brennan |
In 2019 I was making my way down a gully on Church Mountain near Hollywood with my bike slung over my shoulder. I had cycled half-way up on the trails at the back of the mountain and was going to go further, but it was getting late in the day and I decided it would be wise to head home before it got dark. The gully was peppered with lots of rocks, covered in wet, slippery moss and algae and difficult to navigate. I was distracted by an annoying off-lead dog belonging to walkers behind me which kept barking at me. I lost my concentration, slipped and started to fall backwards, my bike pulling me down (which is why it's never a good idea to carry a ladder over your shoulder on a stairs).
