“Travelling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends.”
Cesare Pavese
Clonmel. London. Paris. Venice. Crete. Alexandria. Cairo. Jerusalem.
A 14th century Travelogue.
Two friars on a Pilgrimage from Ireland to Jerusalem.
East meets West.
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Friars Walk: A Medieval Pilgrim’s Journey
A Radio Series in 5 Parts
UCC98.3FM, www.ucc.ie/983fm
Sept 19th – 23rd 2016 5pm
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Adapted for radio by Conor O’Toole and Mark D’Aughton
From the book “The Journey of Simon Semeonis from Ireland to the Holy Land”, published by The School of Celtic Studies of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
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Produced by Conor O’Toole
With Sound Supervision by Kieran Hurley
Featuring Mark D’Aughton as Simon Semeonis
The Historical Contributor is Dr Małgorzata Krasnodębska- D’Aughton, UCC School of History
Original Music Composed and Performed by Mark Wilkins
Drama Direction by Chrissie Poulter, TCD School of Drama, Film & Music
Photography by Enrique Carnicero, www.enriquecarnicero.com
Edited by Greenbug Productions, www.facebook.com/bugmovies
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