In 2023, Boston College graduate David H. McGrath set out to walk across Ireland, from Dublin on the east coast to the west coast, specifically Skellig Michael, the location featured in the Star Wars movie franchise. He captured his adventure in the new book, 500,000 Steps Across Ireland: From Dublin to Dingle on Foot, which details his month in Ireland and the people and places he saw along the way. McGrath is a writer, standup comic, and adventurer. This summer, he returned to Ireland and walked from Shannon to Derry, raising money for a local cancer center and the Irish Cancer Society.