County Galway Things To Do

Dunguaire Castle

by sue_stone

Built in 1520, Dunguaire Castle is in excellent condition after being restored.

It is located in a prime position looking over Galway Bay.

You can climb to the top of the castle for view over the bay, and as the rooms are restored you can get a feel for castle life.

They hold medieval banquets here during the warmer months of the year.

Address: Kinvara, County Galway

Phone: 353 61 360788

Directions: On the N67, 30 minutes or so from Galway city, in Kinvara.

Website: http://www.gardensireland.com/dunguaire-castle.html

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	Galway Town Tip Rating:

Updated By sue_stone on July 11, 2004

Galway Quay Street

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Galway is quiet a pretty town, with an old area with paved streets and plenty of bars and restaurants.

We had a wander around the streets - Quay Street/High Street/Shop Street and did some window shopping.

Then spent some time soaking up the Irish culture - drinking and eating too much!

Address: Quay Street/High Street/Shop Street

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	Kylemore Abbey Tip Rating:

Updated By sue_stone on July 10, 2004

Kylemore Abbey

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Kylemore Abbey is a castle-like neo-gothic mansion that is built on the banks of a lake with a mountain in the background.

It is in a spectacular location and is well worth a photography frenzy.

You can do a tour of some sections of the Abbey, or just admire it from afar, as we did.

An exclusive boarding school is run from the Abbey these days, and there is is also a big craft shop and tearoom/cafeteria.

Address: Kylemore, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Phone: 095-41146

Directions: Off the N59, via Westport

Website: http://www.kylemoreabbey.com

Other Contact: bookings@kylemoreabbey.ie

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	Galway Bay and the River Corrib Tip Rating:

By sue_stone on July 11, 2004

River Corrib

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The River Corrib runs through the middle of Galway, and empties into Galway Bay.

You can take a walk along the river and hopefully soak up some sun with the locals.

It is nothing that pretty, but worth a look if you get the time out from drinking/eating!

Directions: Galway Bay, centre of Galway

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	Roundstone - & the movie "The matchmaker" Tip Rating:

Updated By globetrott on July 8, 2005

Roundstone

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Roundstone is one of the most beautiful villages of the Connemara, because you have a great scenery of mountains, lakes and bays from there. I have been in Roundstone several times and it became quite full of tourists recently, also because of a movie that was made there :
The Matchmaker - that movie was filmed in Roundstone in 1997
Matchmaking is still quite usual in Ireland and there are traditional festivals, where people of all ages meet in order to find a partner.

Address: Roundstone - County Galway

Directions: Roundstone is a small village in the south-east of the Connemara, and about 15km south-east of Clifden.

Website: http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_product.asp?sku=211592&master%5Fmovie%5Fid=9764

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	Dun Aengus on Inishmore Tip Rating:

Updated By globetrott on July 8, 2005

Dun Aengus on Inishmore

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Dun Aengus on the Aran island of Inishmore dates back to the iron- or bronze-age and it was built directely on the cliffs with a high wall on the side seen on my picture, and at the side of the cliffs it is totally open, but of course it was portected that way by the cliffs, falling down there about 100 meters deep.
When you click on my picture you may see the entrance to Dun Aengus - the entry is free !

County Galway Page by Cruefan

Address: Inishmore / Aran Islands , Co.Galway

Directions: Dun Aengus is about 4 km uphill from the landingstage of the ferry at Kilronan / Inishmore.

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	The Croagh Patrick Tip Rating:

By Cruefan on June 3, 2005

Croagh Patrick

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It was on the summit of the mountain that Saint Patrick fasted for forty days in 441 AD and the custom has been faithfully handed down from generation to generation. It is also said that St. Patrick herded all the snakes in Ireland here as well.

Croagh Patrick is 762 Meters above sea level and there is a path that goes to the summit. If you chose to walk up there is a statue to St. Patrick himself on the summit. I was told by a local that it takes about 2.5 hour to climb up.

Again this moutain is in County Mayo but you have to go through the Connemara so I included it in.

Phone: +353 (0) 98 64115

Website: http://www.croagh-patrick.com

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	Letterfrack & the Connemara National Park Tip Rating:

By globetrott on July 8, 2005

Connemara National Park

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Connemara National Park is a big area east of Clifden and south of Leenane and it includes 4 of the 12 bens - umong them is Benbaun, which is the highest of them with 730 meters. Inside that National Park you may also see plenty of megalith graves, dating back more than 4000 years.
You may walk through the national Park all year long, but the Visitor centre is only open during summer, daily between May and September.
More infos and pics are to be found on their web-page - click on my link below !

Address: Letterfrack - County Galway

Directions: Letterfrack and the Visitor Centre of Connemara National Park is on the road from Clifden to Westport , about 15km north of Clifden..

Website: http://homepage.tinet.ie/~knp/connemara/

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	Oughterard - north-west of Galway city Tip Rating:

By globetrott on July 8, 2005

at Oughterard - north-west of
Galway city

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Oughterard is a small village in the north-west of Galway city and from Oughterard you will have a perfect view on Lough Corrib and the Partry Mountains. It is at the east end of the Connemara and you may still find many muddy meadows, where peat is won by the local people, who take away the soil by a special showel and make big heaps to dry it in the sun and wind...

Directions: You may get to Oughterard, when you take the road N59 from Galway City. The distance will be about 40 km on a rather small road !

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	Ballyconneely & the transatlantic landing site Tip Rating:

Updated By globetrott on July 8, 2005

Ballyconneely / Connemara

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Ballyconneely is a small village, south of Clifden, where Captain John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown landed on june 14th, 1919, after their flight from Newfoundland / Canada with a Vickers Vimy plane. They needed 16 hours to fly across the Atlantic ocean.
At the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station in Ballyconneely the first Transatlantic wireless telegraphy was sent in 1907 to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia / Canada.