Rith 2012: Get on yer ‘brógaí reatha’!

This morning will see the arrival of ‘Rith 2012’ in Belfast, organisers are confident that hundreds will turn out to support the event. ‘Rith’, the Gaelic for ‘run’ is a ten day event in which thousands of Irish speakers and supporters of the language will run from Gaoth Dobhair in Donegal to Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands. The idea is based on the Basque ‘Korrika’. The runners began the epic journey on Thursday in An Bun Beag, …

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