Growing up, I spent most of my summers caravanning in Omeath, Co Louth. Located halfway between Belfast and Dublin, we used this as a base to explore the east coast of Ireland, so I thought that I knew Boyne Valley quite well.
With fond memories of building sandcastles on the beaches of Clogherhead and Bettystown, or staring hauntedly at the severed remains of St Oliver Plunkett's head at St Peter's Church in Drogheda, when the opportunity came to spend 30 hours exploring Boyne Valley, I jumped at the chance.
Beginning our trip in Trim, Co Meath we felt there was no better place to see the sights than from the River Boyne itself. Hopping aboard a White Water Raft at Boyne Valley Activities, our local guide James Murry was a font of knowledge, taking us through the history of the capital of Ireland's Ancient East and its myriad of medieval ruins.
