That Galway Bay coastline in Co. Clare is where The Burren, the fantastical North Clare moonscape of limestone which is home to so much unexpectedly exotic flora, comes plunging spectacularly towards the sea around the attractive village of Ballyvaughan.
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Liscannor, Co. Clare
Character Pub / Restaurant
The Vaughan family's traditional bar has great character, with open fires and lots of memorabilia - it is a former GCGuides Pub of the Year and it's just the place for some seriously good seafood at fair prices, either in the bar or in the elegantly-ap ...
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Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Country House / Hotel / Restaurant
John and Martina Sheedy run one of the west of Ireland's best-loved small hotels - it offers some of the best food in the area and quite luxurious accommodation, and yet it still has the warm ambience and friendly hands-on management which make a hotel ...
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One of the most famous music centres in the west of Ireland, traditional Irish music and set dancing at Vaughan's pub and (previously thatched) barn attract visitors from all over the world. In recent times it has also attracted fans of Father Ted, as ...
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Kinvara, Co. Galway
Pub / Restaurant
Mike Burke’s well-located harbourside establishment has lots of maritime character and views out over the harbour to Dunguaire Castle.
You’ll find seafood like fat, tasty mussels in moules marinière, with a milky onion and wine brot ...
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Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Cafe/Bar / Pub / Restaurant with Rooms
Set in pretty gardens on the edge of Lisdoonvarna town, this old hotel was re-opened by Aidan McGrath and Kate Sweeney in 2009. They renamed it The Wild Honey Inn, and the world wasted no time in beating a path to their door.
A well known chef, Aidan ...
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Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Character Pub / Distillery/Brewery / Pub
This historic hostelry came under the management of well-known chef Peter Jackson in 2022 - and, with
mantra ‘If you can eat it here at The Roadside you can visit where it comes from locally’, its future as a Burren dining destination is ...
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New Quay, Co. Clare
Pub / Restaurant
One of those magical places that visitors dream about finding, Conor Graham and Mark Commins’s cottagey pub-restaurant on the edge of the Burren is right on the rocks at New Quay, with wonderful views across Galway Bay.
Inside there’s a ni ...
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Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Character Pub
Aka “O'Loclainn's Irish Whiskey Bar”, Peter and Margaret O’Loghlen’s little harbourside bar is the quintessential traditional Irish pub - and one that fans can be sometimes be reluctant to want to share...
It’s very much ...
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