Launched in spring 2014, the Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500 km coastal route that invites the visitor to explore Ireland’s dramatic western seaboard.
Flagged as ‘the world’s longest coastal drive’, thanks to the many headlands and inlets that beg to be investigated along the way, it aims to highlight the most dramatic landmarks and attractions while also making it easier to find the interesting little out of the way places that might otherwise be by-passed.
It can be joined at any point and is divided into five sections, the first being Donegal in the north, with the other four (Donegal-Mayo; Mayo-Clare; Clare-Kerry; Kerry-Cork) leading you right down the Atlantic seaboard to the southern counties of Cork and Kerry.
A simple route map is available on discoverireland.ie where full information on each section is given, including activities and key ‘discovery points’.
The very distinctive bright blue ‘wave’ road signs make it virtually impossible to get lost - and we have plenty of suggestions for the best places to eat, drink and stay along the way, many of which are run by people who know the west coast back to front and will help visitors to find a genuine sense of discovery along this beautiful and fascinating coastline.
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Cork City, Co. Cork
Distillery/Brewery / Drinks / Others / Restaurant
A sister restaurant to Judy & Conrad Howard and Tracey Corbett's other successful Cork establishments Market Lane, Orso and Castle Café, Elbow Lane is housed over two floors of a handsome four-storey building off Oliver Plunkett Street. Uniq ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Restaurant
On old Galway's busiest street, Il Folletto (‘pixie’) is a lively, buzzy restaurant, and matches the atmosphere of the street on most weekend nights.
Spread over three small rooms separated by the original stone arches, it is an atmospheri ...
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Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork
Café / Food Market
Bramley Lodge is always busy - from eight o'clock every morning right through until the evening, the car park of Gillian Kearney's restaurant-cum-foodstore is full. On the junction to Cobh just off the N25, it is well situated, but there's more going f ...
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Cork City, Co. Cork
Café / Deli / Food Market
French woman Isabelle Sheridan’s reputation in Cork was already established at her brilliant shop selling charcuterie, farmhouse cheeses and other gourmet products in the English Market, long before she opened up this branch of On the Pig’s ...
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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Restaurant
Located in the former McIntyre Hog and March shirt factory, dating back to the 19th century, this historic building was restored by the current owners Carol Meenan and Kieran Davis in the early ‘90s and opened as the Yellow Pepper in 1994.
Since ...
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Owned by husband and wife team Conrad and Judy Howard and Tracey Corbett (of Market Lane Restaurant & Bar and the Castle Café at Blackrock; Elbow Lane), ORSO Kitchen and Bar brings some very welcome Mediterranean sunshine to Cork city centre ...
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A picturesque 18th century coach house in the heart of Kinsale provides the perfect setting for this relaxed and atmospheric wine bar. Opened in 2013, in a town already well supplied with good casual eating places, it hit the ground running and has nev ...
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Loughrea, Co. Galway
Guesthouse / Restaurant
Slieve Aughty Centre is a tranquil, remote eco-friendly guesthouse and certified organic restaurant, equestrian centre, and small conference and wedding venue in East County Galway. It is a place of beauty and peace, surrounded by more than 2,000 acre ...
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Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
Baking/Bakery
Yvonne and James Murphy’s slightly scarily named Devour Bakery turns out to be a little honey once you get there, with cheery greetings for the steady stream of customers coming in to buy from their daily baking of breads, scones and pastries, to ...
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Glanmire, Co. Cork
Hotel / Restaurant
Set in woods above the Glashaboy River this traditional hotel was once the home of Lord and Lady Crawford, founders of the Beamish Brewery.
It has since been added to and many of the rooms are in the newer section, but it has retained an old world amb ...
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