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World Service,27 Mar 1980,15 mins

Irish Explorer Dervla Murphy

Intrepid Women

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Irish explorer Dervla Murphy has bicycled on her own from Ireland to India, walked through Mexico and the Andes, and trekked with a mule across the highlands of Ethiopia. She reveals her love of the remote and the people who live there. Presented by Paddy Feeny Picture: Rural Ireland, Credit: Thinkstock

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