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Archaeology, castles and ruins Galway
27 Reviews This arch is one of the oldest buildings in Galway, dating back to 1584. Although the name suggests a connection to Spain, no real link has been ascertained. It was originally known as the 'head of...
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Dun Aengus Inishmore
12 Reviews You will have to go to the visitor centre and pay your admission ticket (2 euro) before you can enter the fort. From here you have to go by foot towards the fortress Dun Aonghasa (Dun Aengus). It’s...
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Dún Aengus Aran Island
3 Reviews One of the main tourist attractions on the island of Inishmore, is the vast stone fortification. Perched on the side of a steep 300 meter high cliff at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, it dates back to...
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The Burren Galway
16 Reviews We drove from the Cliffs of Moder up to Galway and without a doubt it was the most spectacular drive I have ever made in my life. It is just GORGEOUS. And it changes every 10km from moonscape, to...
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Kilronan Inishmore
6 Reviews When the boat docks in Kilronan, wide-eyed tourists flood the streets and the bus and cart drivers know it. Ample transportation is available to any part of the island for a fee. We waited out the...
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Public Buildings and City Landmarks Galway
23 Reviews This sculpture in the city centre was a gift from the Estonian city of Tartu to Galway in 2004. It is a replica of a sculpture in Tartu. It shows the Irish writer Oscar Wilde and the Estonian writer...
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Seven churches Inishmore
6 Reviews This ancient site of two churches and a graveyard (the 7 Churches name comes from other buildings on the site that most likely were homes of the monks) is fascinating. One passes through the wall and...
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Beaches and shorelines Galway
11 Reviews Grattan beach is a smallish horse-shoe shaped beach that is situated on the Western side of Salthill, making it almost in Galway. The beach is of couse the place to soak up those rays, strip off and...
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Dun Dúbhchathair Inishmore
2 Reviews This fort is also located on the edge of a high cliff, it’s situated at the southern side of Inis Mór. The construcion consists of a extended part which was defended by a bended wall and a “chevaux de...
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Hills and Mountains, Islands and Rivers Galway
13 Reviews One of the shortest rivers in all Europe, the Corrib connects the expansive Lough Corrib to the north with Galway Bay to the south, passing through Galway City before emptying into the sea. You can...
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Religious buildings Galway
19 Reviews Galway's cathedral is Europe's newest stone cathedral, dedicated as recently as 1965. Nevertheless, it is an imposing sight on the banks of the River Corrib. It is usually open between 8.30 am and...
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Music, dancing and beer Galway
8 Reviews This pub has live music that starts around 1930 so you don't have to stay up all night. If you get there early enough, you can get a seat one table removed from the piano (across from the bar) so you...
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Towns and villages worth a visit Galway
6 Reviews One of the most common trips out for day from Galway is to visit the wilds of Connemara. The twelve Bens (mountains) dominate the landscape they rise up between the peat bogs in a majestic way (oh...
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Festivals Galway
9 Reviews Galway comes alive during the world famous Galway races. Its an experience for everyone - even if like me you've no interest in horses - its all about the incredible atmosphere that makes the whole of...
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Amusement and leisure Galway
4 Reviews Salthill, the seaside town couple of miles from Galway has a number of casinos. Don't however think of the place as a kind of mini Las Vegas. The tawdry collection of so called casinos are only one...
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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.
galway is the main town in western ireland and a very nice place to make a base for your ireland adventure.the town has a large student population that gives it a very young feel.it's a perfect place to base yourself if you wanna see places like aran islands,cliffs of moher and connemara.
there is no way around it in ireland.the pub is the place everyone meets, including kids.the atmosphere is really great and you often have live music in the pubs of ireland.i have been to a lot of pubs around the world, but ireland has the best.
The name Kylemore comes from 'Coill Mor' meaning "Big Wood".Michael Henry started building Kylemore house in 1864 and the cornerstone was laid in 1867.In 1920 it was sold again to the Irish Benedictine Nuns. They needed a new abbey since their abbey in Ypres was bombed durning the first Worl War and they walk from Ypres to Calais to escapte to England.Since 1920 they are running Kylemore Abbey and they run also a girl school in these buildings.You can visit the abbey, the gardens and a neo-gothic church.
When you drive from Clifden towards the Connemara National park, you see some nice coastline and take your time and stop now and then to admire the views. Get in the same pace as Ireland is, slow and easy and breath that fresh air and look around you, don’t rush through the landscape.
DUNGUAIRE Castle was once a stronghold of the Kings of Connaught.In keeping with its noble entertainments, today the castle plays host to superb medaeival banquets: see RESTAUTANT TIPS.......This Castle has, for hundreds of years, stood proudly on the site of the 7th Century STRONGHOLD of Guaire, the King of Connaught, its majesty dominating the shore of GALWAY BAY.The CASTLE bridges 13 Centuries of Irish history, from the skermishes, battles and sieges that characterise its colourful (!) past, through to the literary revival of the realy 20th Century.In 1924, Oliver St. John Gogarty, surgeon, peot, author and wit, a contemporary & friend of W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory, acquired this CASTLE as a place of quiet retreat.Today the restored Castle gives an insight into the lifestyle of the people who lived there from 1520 to modern times.The Castle is some 27 km. (17 miles) from Galway City...
CLADDAGH once was a fishermen's community outside the old city walls of Galway.Nowadays it is a suburb of Galway but this community has something special.The old cottages have been replaced by modern housing but there is a museum with old objects and lots of photos to get to know how people lived there, long ago. The Museum is situated at the harbour in the SPANISH ARCH built of natural stone. THE CLADDAGH RING in gold or silver. Precious rings that went /go? from mother to daughter.Imagine: a heart with on both sides a hand that hold it; on top is a crown.When someone wears the ring with the crown towards the top of her finger, it means that she has already given her heart away..isn't free anymore.....is the crown directed to her wrist it means that men still have a chance to win her heart!!They still sell these rings so.......
This region is really SPECTACULAR also because the weatherconditions can change so suddenly........It also is still unspoilt ......Connemara is dominated by the TWELVE BENS (or PINS) mountain range and the MAAMTURK MOUNTAINS .I love this rugged landscape in the west of Ireland very much!Here you see the peaks of these mountains and isn't it a striking view?? and a place not to be missed????
There is also a 6-acres VICTORIAN WALLED GARDEN at KYLEMORE ABBEY, featuring Formal Flower & Kitchen Garden (still under restoration), a WOODLAND WALK, a TEA HOUSE, a SHOP, room for exhibitions and a MUSEUM.OPEN from EASTER - OCTOBER 10.30AM - 4.30PM.The Nuns call this place: a celebration of Nature's beauty and God's Love......Separate and joint Ticketing available! The Garden entrance is located 1 mile west of the Abbey..... RESTORATION was co-funded by the ERDF through The Great Gardens of Ireland Restoration Programme and FAS.
Inside the "little cathedral" wonderful shiny marble in pink and green, my favourite colours, are a real pleasure to the eye!A cathedral in miniature tthe Church is a perfect example of the Gothic Style, its interior adorned with a variety of IRISH MARBLE columns, beautiful stained-glass windows and skillfully designed ceiling.It is worthwhile to visit this fairy-tale like castle and cathedral-in-miniature......But...remember that we cannot see the classrooms and the girls working very hard to pass their exams.....perhaps some may be homesick, who knows.....I could leave the building and go for a stroll along the lake and through the Gardens.....
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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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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