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When you start walking from St. Mullins to Graiguenamanagh, the first thing you will hear is the sound of the birds singing away, a wood pigeon in the distance, the gentle noise of the river and your feet hitting the soft clay on top of the old cobble stones that were laid for horses many years ago. The walk takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Along the journey you will see fishermen and three locks. The lock on the top right, Lower Tinnehinch is the deepest on the Barrow line. In the 1800's many boatmen were robbed by bandits who laid in hiding. One such character was Freaney who had a seat on the river bank waiting for the unsuspecting boatman to come along. Rumour has it that he used to hide the stolen goods somewhere on Mount Brandon. At this time the hawthorne bush can be seen in full bloom all along the bank.
