{"id":7917,"date":"2014-03-30T22:48:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T22:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:01:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:01:06","slug":"irish-sheep-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/03\/30\/irish-sheep-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Sheep Blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AqdvqSxyk8U\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Eight below me here in Ireland, a flock of sheep had the road blocked. They did let me through, but as you will see, they were much confused&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight below me here in Ireland, a flock of sheep had the road blocked. 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