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Inishbofin, Co. Galway

Inishbofin (Inis Bó Finne in Irish, meaning Island of the White Cow) is an island lying about 8 kilometers (5 miles) off the coast of Connemara, County Galway. It is about 5.5 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide, and has around 200 inhabitants. The island is popular with artists.

Inishbofin can be reached by ferry from the pier in Cleggan. There is also a helipad, and an airstrip is planned.

Gardens

$Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden - Letterfrack Connemara County Galway Ireland$

Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden

Letterfrack, Co. Galway

With a loughside setting under the wooded lee of the Twelve Bens in Connemara, Kylemore looks for all the world like a moody Victorian painting and the 19th century castle has a story to match. Built as a romantic indulgence by Liverpool merchant ...

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Golf

Connemara Golf Club

Ballyconneely, Co. Galway
Course Type: Links

At the edge of Europe on the wild Atlantic coast lies a links course that is a challenge to all who play her. Nestled between the mountains and the sea in the West of Ireland, the Connemara Championship Golf Links is an exhilarating golfing exper ...

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Self Catering

There is no featured selfcatering establishment in the area

What's On

Louisburgh Market - Co Mayo - Fridays

Louisburgh Market - Every Friday - 9am to 3pm

Louisburgh, Co Mayo

Contact: Nora McDonnell - 087 904 8110

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Tourist Attractions

Connemara National Park

Letterfrack, Co. Galway

Situated near Letterfrack, Connemara National Park covers some 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) of scenic mountains, expanses of bogs, heaths, grasslands and woodlands that is rich in wildlife. Some of the Park's mountains, namely Benbaun, Bencullagh ...

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Wedding Venues

Rosleague Manor Hotel

Letterfrack, Co. Galway

Mark Foyle’s graciously proportioned, pink-washed Regency house looks out serenely across gardens planted with rare shrubs and plants to a tidal inlet and the mountains beyond. It is a lovely wedding venues, and there is nothing in the slig ...

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