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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Cong, Co. Mayo
Castle / Hotel / Restaurant
Ireland’s grandest castle hotel, with a history going back to the early 13th century, Ashford Castle is set in 350 acres of beautiful parkland.
Grandeur, formality and tranquillity are the essential characteristics, first seen in immaculately ma ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Baking/Bakery / Bar / Hotel / Restaurant
Despite recent development at this seaside village, Barna has retained some of its old charm around the harbour area – and its location, handy to both Connemara and Galway City, is a huge attraction. And so is Fergus O’Halloran’s uniq ...
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Cong, Co. Mayo
Hotel / Restaurant
Set in the grounds of Ashford Castle, with which it has been in common ownership since 2014,The Lodge enjoys one of the most beautiful locations in Ireland, with views down Lough Corrib and, adding interest in the foreground, Lisloughrey Quay with smal ...
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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
Guesthouse
Treasa Joyce’s 150-year old stone house stands out as a beacon at the foot of the Aran islands most famous attraction, Dun Aonghasa. It’s a fine house and well kept, with a neatly manicured front garden and a walled vegetable garden at th ...
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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
B&B
Brid Poil’s welcoming dormer house on the Aran Islands looks over the Cliffs of Moher, with views of Galway Bay on the left, and has had a great reputation for many years - she came over from Clare over twenty years ago when she married Peadar an ...
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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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Originally built as a sporting lodge in the early 19th century, Zetland House is on an elevated site, with views over Cashel Bay and still makes a good base for fishing holidays.
Its unusual name dates from the time when the Shetland Islands wer ...
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