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City walks and Towns worth visiting Galway
12 Reviews I recently spent a week-end in Galway with my partner. We took the train from Dublin to Galway. We stayed at Lynfield Guesthouse in College Road. It was just a two to three minute walk from the train...
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Inishmore Inishmore
3 Reviews Inis Mór is the largest of the three Aran Islands off the west coast of Galway, with a population of about 900 people. The name means 'large island'. Inishmore is a popular tourist attraction, so it...
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Mountains, Woods and Bogs Galway
7 Reviews For us the area is a great landscape - but for people, who were forced to live there, and who had no chance to earn a living or grow their own vegetables, it was a hard living many of the houses were...
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Bikes Inishmore
1 Review On our first night on Inishmore we rented bikes right after our boat had arrived and went for a short cycle. We went up the path to Dún Dubhchathair but it was a path you couldn't cycle on. Well I...
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Leisure activities Galway
3 Reviews Plan to Picnic for one meal every day. Visit a local market or small grocery store and "take-away" sandwiches, cold meats, veggies, fruits, yoghurt, cheeses, pickles, wines, and find a spot for lunch...
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Music, Dancing, Ceol agus Craic Galway
2 Reviews I walked down Shop Street which as usual was full of buskers. There was one that made me smile: He was standing on a litter box singing "My lovely horse" (Famous from the Father Ted Eurovision...
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Island hopping, Irish style Galway
2 Reviews These three islands lie across the mouth of Galway Bay, about 30 miles out to sea. The Aran Islands consist of Inishmaan, Inisheer and the largest, Inishmore, which is about 8 miles long and 2 miles...
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Pubs and Inns Galway
1 Review ...there are loads of them!! Galway isn't a place which is full of tourists because of sights - it's full because of the pubs and the atmosphere basically! The nicest one seems to be the Quays, very...
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Rivers and Fishing Galway
2 Reviews My husband is an avid flyfisherman. He was fishing from our B&B host's garden here, the Waterfall Lodge, Oughteread. The rich black peat waters of the river as it approaches Lough Corrib bring fresh...
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the burren is my favourite corner of ireland: it's an amazing geological area south of galway: the ground, for miles and miles, is covered by limestone flat boulders, and it really looks like one has landed on a different planet. driving along the ocean road in the burren - impressive - or else following the really narrow military road: even more unreal.
the aran islands are three small and scenic islands located off the connemara coast in county galway. They are Inishmore (the largest of the group), Inishman and Inisheen. The landscape is wonderful and rugged - unfortunately in the summer months they are incredibly crowded, so a visit can turn a bit into a nightmare.Ferries (island ferries) leave from Rossaveal. Phone: 091 568 903 Cycling around Inishmore and meeting some locals which, by coincidence, used to be my Dublin flatmates friends. A great mad party followed
Dunguaire Castle is just beautiful. The castle was built about 500 years ago, supposedly on the former site of the King of Connaught's 6th century Royal Palace. It can be visited, and each floor tells something about the castle's different owners all the way up to the 1960's. There are medieval banquets held in the castle twice nightly that cost about 38 Euros per person.
A region in west Galway is called the Gaeltacht, here you will find people who speaks Irish (Gaelic) as a first language. It is the most extraordinary experience walking into a pub and hearing people speaking Irish to each other.
On our first night on Inishmore we rented bikes right after our boat had arrived and went for a short cycle. We went up the path to Dún Dubhchathair but it was a path you couldn't cycle on. Well I couldn't. Colm tried and I waited for him. It was really quiet there, at 10 in the evening on a path in the middle of nowhere. The only sound I heard was herons having a fight in the trees rather close to me. They seemed to have lived there and let me have a look into the 'living room'.. Wonderful place definitely! And a wonderful evening...
INISHMORE, Aran Islands:Sitting on the ferry to Inishmore, between hundreds of litres of fresh milk and the instruments of a band that was playing in the local pub for three nights.... Made me realized it's an island we're going to ;-) It also made me more tolerant when I read the menu in the restaurant ..... be prepared! This place is expensive!
CONNEMARA:Driving through deserted Connemara when Colm found the area where he had to learn Irish for two summers when he was a teenager. ('this looks exactly like my school looked...wait...this is my school')He showed me 'his' wonderful cove next to 'his' house!
ireland is sheep country.you see them everywhere and when you are from a country like me where they are not that common, they are quite an attraction in themselves.
county galway is perfect for hiking.especially the area around clifden is good.from clifden take the sky road and continue out to the atlantic ocean and you will get some great views.
Park House Galway
2 Reviews and 657 Opinions I selected the Park House Hotel because it is very convenient to both the bus and train stations in...
Mainistir House Hostel Inishmore
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Clifden Station House Hotel Clifden
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Reviews and photos of County Galway attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for County Galway sightseeing.
Q: Hi, We're going to be visiting Ireland at the end of August, staying in Clifden. We'd like to make a day trip to Carrigaholt...
A: The AA routeplanner is a very reliable site for working out routes and drivetimes: http://www2.aaireland.ie/routes_beta/ More so than sites such as...
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