Connemara National Park Galway

Our day began with a drive through the lovely region of Connemara which has a beautiful and varied landscape from high mountains to peat bogs.

Our drive took us to the village of Cong, situated in County Mayo, the major film location to the movie the Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O' Hara.

My family are big fans of the …

Today was a fantastic day! We did a tour that took us up into Connemara National park and over to the Aran Islands. Connemara was interesting because the terrain changed from rolling farmland into harsh mountain bogs, and the land was so rough that ...

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... on the terrace, we reached Diamond Hill which is located quite close to this village. Diamond Hill, in the heat of the Connemara National Park, is part of the Twelve Bens assembly line. There are dedicated footpath to reach the top of the mountain (445 ...

... to stop at the Kylemore Abbey, one of Irelands most touristed attractions. If we had more time, we would've explored the Connemara National Park a bit more. It’s known for its great hikes and walks and warrants a bit of exploring time for sure. At ...

... place in Letterfrack (the Letterfrack Lodge) and made plans for dinner later.  Oliver and I decided to head to the Connemara National Park which turned out to be quite boring.  On the way to the park, we bought shampoo again since we ...

... for our journey to Paris in a few days. Once we got situated in the hostel, Ryan and I drove to the nearby Connemara National Park. We took a (free) 3km hike around one of the smaller hill/mountains, and enjoyed some tremendous views. After we finished, ...

... the uncountable shades of green. The Twelve Bens become more dominate as we approach Recess village, the gateway to the Connemara National Park. A quick stop in Recess at a large Connemara Marble monument with the inscription " On this site in 1897, ...

... of toast that look like they have a picture of Jesus on it. The rest of the day was spent driving through the Connemara National Park which is essentially a bog. An Irish bog doesn't sound very exciting, but I've enjoyed the warmth of the peat from ...

... not taken any pills but very surreal. Awesome. Time to get off to our accommodation in Clifden (gateway to the Connemara National park). The Ardagh Hotel was very spacious, comfortable, hospitable and relaxing. Recommend it. The Ardagh is run by Stephen ...

Heavy rain. Since the weather was not inviting us for a walk, we decided to drive across Connemara Park, in Clifden direction. It's different when you can get out of the car and enjoy the landscape, but I'm glad we've been there and we didn't miss the ...