Leenane, Co. Galway

Leenaun (Irish An Líonán - the filling pool), sometimes Leenane, is a village in County Galway. It is situated beside Ireland's only fjord, Killary Harbour, on the northern edge of Connemara and is on the route of the Western Way Long-distance trail.

Leenane is an angling resort and a key destination on the west coast for mountain climbers.

Leenaun was the setting for the movie, The Field, and of the play The Beauty Queen of Leenane. 

Gardens

Ballynahinch Castle Hotel & Garden - Galway Ireland
Ballynahinch Castle Hotel & Garden
Recess, Co. Galway
This crenellated Victorian mansion is renowned as a fishing hotel and enjoys a most romantic position in 450 acres of ancient woodland on the banks of the Ballynahinch River. It is also home to one of Connemara’s oldest gardens set out am ...

Golf

Castlebar Golf Club - Castlebar County Mayo Ireland
Castlebar Golf Club
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Course Type: Parkland
Castlebar Golf Club boasts one of the finest golf courses in Ireland. Recently redesigned and remodelled, Castlebar Golf Club offers a stern challenge to golfers of all abilities. With stunning background scenery, Castlebar Golf Club will pro ...

Self Catering

Selfcatering
Railway Cottage
Oughterard, Co. Galway
Railway Lodge is an exceptional country home, in the heart of Western Ireland's Connemara mountainous region. It takes its name from the nearby disused Galway to Clifden railway which closed in 1936. It was 60 years later, in 1996, that the Lodge ...

What's On

The Village Market - Oughterard, Co Galway
Tuesdays 10am-6pm

Location: Keoghs Yard,Oughterard

Contact:

email obavillagemarket@gmail.com

Tourist Attractions

Dan Oharas Heritage & History Centre - Clifden County Galway Ireland
Dan OHaras Heritage & History Centre
Clifden, Co. Galway
The centre is based around the restored pre-famine cottage of Dan O'Hara who was forced to emigrate in the 1840's when he was evicted from his home. Guided tours are both entertaining & educational and offer demonstrations of traditional farm ...

Wedding Venues

Rosleague Manor Hotel - Bedroom
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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