The second programme sees Michael in Roscommon visiting Ballaghaderreen and Derreenavoggy for no other reason than their spelling. In Derreenavoggy he goes mining in the only county in Connacht without a shoreline. From Roscommon it’s on to Longford, then Mullingar, the county capital of Westmeath. Passing through Kinnegad, on the border between Westmeath and Meath, Michael makes his way to the ancient capital of Ireland – Navan, and is accompanied by a local guide on a trip to the royal sites of Tara and New Grange. He cannot leave Meath without a visit by boat up the Boyne Valley. From Meath it’s onward through the landlocked counties of Offaly and Kildare on Michael’circuitous route to county Dublin.