Connemara, the Land of the Sea, where earth, rock and ocean intermix in one of Ireland's most extraordinary landscapes, and is now as ever a place of angling renown - you're very quickly into the high ground and moorland which sweep up to the Twelve Bens and other splendid peaks, wonderful mountains which enthusiasts would claim as the most beautiful in all Ireland. Beyond, to the south, the Aran Islands are a place apart.
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Clifden, Co. Galway
Hotel
Built on the site of Clifden’s famous old railway station and handy to the town, this large modern hotel is a sister property to Dublin's School House Hotel in Ballsbridge. It has excellent amenities, including a leisure centre, and is known espe ...
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Letterfrack, Co. Galway
Baking/Bakery / Café / Preserves / Restaurant
Providing you are tolerant of tour buses and high season crowds, this dramatically located Benedictine Abbey offers a surprising range of things to see: a brief stroll from the abbey along the wooded shore leads to the Gothic church, for example, which ...
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Oughterard, Co. Galway
Country House
Beautifully situated overlooking Lough Corrib and set in 180 acres of woodlands and gardens, the Hodgson family’s gracious early Victorian manor house was built in 1846 as a wedding present for the present owner, Henry Hodgson’s, great, gre ...
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Recess, Co. Galway
Hotel / Restaurant
Renowned as a fishing hotel, this wonderful place has been recognised by many well earned accoldaes, including the Guide's Hotel of the Year and our Irish Breakfast Awrads.
A crenellated Victorian mansion, it enjoys a most romantic position in 700 acr ...
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Oughterard, Co. Galway
Café
Well-signed off the main Galway-Clifden road, Jenny Beale’s beautiful themed gardens near Oughterard have long been a favourite destination for families, school outings and everyone who finds a unique mix of history, legend and delightful garden ...
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Aran Islands, Co. Galway
B&B / Café / Restaurant
A short jump from Inis Mor, this interesting island is the most traditional of the group - very few cars, wonderful walks, and some people still wearing traditional clothes; by contrast the Inis Meain Knitting Co. factory and showroom offers great barg ...
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Aran Islands, Co. Galway
Restaurant
It’s nearly twenty years since Joel d’Anjou opened this long single storey whitewashed building on a hill overlooking Galway Bay as a hostel and restaurant, and it is still the most talked about place on the Aran islands.
Despite the hoste ...
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Aran Islands, Co. Galway
Restaurant
This pretty cottage is just the kind of place that visitors to Ireland dream of finding - and what a joy to discover that it’s no dream but a delightful restaurant serving delicious homemade food.
If you take a jarvey or taxi to the Dun Aengus ...
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Aran Islands, Co. Galway
Restaurant
Arriving on Inis Meain in the Aran Islands by boat, you will see Tig Congaile on the hill above the original harbour. It is a lovely pale primrose painted, green-silled house with a perfectly manicured lawn surrounding it, and it’s just a 3-minut ...
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Aran Islands, Co. Galway
Bar / Guesthouse / Restaurant
Over 100 years ago Penny Fitzpatrick's grandfather opened his bar in the village of Killeaney on the Aran Islands, little knowing then that the island's airport would be a few fields away.
This long property looks on to Teampall Beanann, dated 846 A.D ...
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