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Galway
Galway City, on the west coast of Ireland, sits on the River Corrib.
It is generally agreed that Galway was named after the river, which was known until recently as the Galway River rather than the Corrib.
 
 

Moycullen
Moycullen is a popular base for Tourists touring the West of Ireland.
The man who guarded Napoleon in St. Helena , Major Poppleton , is buried in the family vault at Moycullen.
 
 

Aughanure Castle
Three kilometres from Oughterard
Aughnanure Castle is one of well over 200 Tower Houses in County Galway built by large, wealthy, land owning families, mainly of Gaelic but some of Old English (Anglo-Norman) stock.
 
 
 Oughterard.
 Set on the south-west shores of   Lough Corrib which for more than a      century has been a glistening magnet to fishermen, Oughterard is an ideal base from which to explore Connemara… a land to visit for all seasons.
 
 

Maam Cross
Maam Cross is one of the main crossroads in the region and has often been referred to as "The Picadilly Circus" of Connemara. It has a replica of the thatched cottage used in the filming of "The Quiet Man"

 
 

Ashford Castle
Ashford Castle has overlooked the shores of Lough Corrib since 1228. It is one of Ireland's most magnificent castles and one of the most luxurious resort hotels in the world.  A must see !

Recess
At the junction to Kylemore on the Galway Clifden Road
The Joyce Family have quarried and worked Connemara Marble here for many generations.
 
 
Lough Inagh
The Inagh Valley is one of the most beautiful drives, not alone in Conneamra but in the world.
The Western side of the valley is flanked by the majestic Twelve Bens mountains.

 

Kylemore Abbey
The history of Kylemore is the history of two homes - Kylemore Castle and Kylemore Abbey - and of two communities; the community within and the community without.

 

Leeenane
The beautiful village of Leenane is snugly situated at the head of Killary Harbour. The roads from Maam, Clifden, and Westport meet at Leenane
.  You can visit many of the locations used in the filming of  "The Field"

Letterfrack
Letterfrack is a quaint village founded by the Quakers and is located right by Connemara National Park at the foot the Diamond Hill Mountain. Connemara National Park. Opened in 1980

 


Connemara National Par

Situated near Quaker founded village of Letterfrack. Some of the Park's mountains, namely Benbaun, Bencullagh, Benbrack and Muckanaght, are part of the famous Twelve Bens or Beanna Beola range

Carna
Carna is an area where Irish is still the everyday language. It is an area that is rich in culture and tradition. St. McDara built a small church on one of the coastal islands

 

Killary Harbour
Irelands only Fjiord
Fjords are like U-shaped valleys, which are carved out by glaciers but one cannot see the valley floor because it is submerged.

 

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