Walk the Gobbins - the thrilling Edwardian coastal path rebooted for a new era

Northern Ireland's Gobbins is a coastal trail taking walkers back in time as they explore the Islandmagee coast, writes Pól Ó Conghaile

Pól Ó Conghaile

There are coastal paths, and then there is The Gobbins.

Stepping through 'Wise's Eye', a hole bored into basalt off the coast of Islandmagee, Co Antrim, salty sea air whacks me in the face. The ocean's roar cranks up in volume. I grip the chain handrail.