Eamonn's bare foot walk arrives in Meath today

On May 1st, Eamonn Keaveney departed from his hometown of Claremorris, Co Mayo, and headed off on a 2,000+ kilometre trek around Ireland in his bare feet; an effort to both break the Guinness World Record for longest barefoot journey and simultaneously to raise money for Pieta House Suicide and Self-Harm Crisis Centre.

He is not permitted to wear shoes, socks, or even plasters on his feet while undertaking this challenge, unless he takes an official rest day. In any case, he hasn’t’ even packed any footwear in his bag! He is also unable to accept lifts from the many kind and perplexed passers by!

He hit the 1,000km hallfway milestone at the end of day 51, and has raised over €12,200 to date. Today, day 67, he is walking from Ratoath to Bettystown. Tomorrow, he will walk towards Dunleer; Friday onto Dundalk, Saturday to Newry. He will then continue up towards Belfast, around through Donegal, making his way back home to Claremorris.

The more people that know about the walk, the more he could raise for Pieta House; might get some friendly waves along the way, offered a cuppa, to charge his mobile/GPS equipment or even the occasional offer of a bed for a night as otherwise he will be camping out every night. His family keeps in contact every day, sometimes they or others join him, however he is largely completing the walk alone.
 

He will break the current World Record for the longest barefoot journey around Belfast.

See:

https://www.facebook.com/BaringMySoles

https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/baring-my-soles/

http://instagram.com/baringmysolesforpieta2016

https://twitter.com/baringmysoles/status/744795512549736448