Connemara, County Galway, Ireland Travel Blogs

Artwork and Shrunken Heads
Aug 23, 2004 (14 photos)

... imminent crying jag. Anyway, it gave me a good excuse to spend one night in a B&B, which does seem like a requirement in Ireland. In the morning Peter and Mary (yes, they're all named Mary) gave me an excellent breakfast and a lift to Newgrange and ...

Hobo Day
Sep 7, 2009 (34 photos)

... stop was Kylemore Abbey. The inspiration for this was out of a picture book I have at home of really cool pictures of Ireland. Kylemore Abbey is now exclusively and all girls boarding school, however they still do offer tours and such around the place. We ...

Rock of Cashel and The Apple Farm
Sep 10, 2007 (5 photos)

There was no chance of us accidentally driving past the Rock of Cashel, seeing as it towers over everything around, although it did take us a while to find the car park.  Seeing as there were so many coaches when we arrived, we decided to go for a ...

Connemara
Jan 17, 2007 (9 photos)

... a bus tour to Connemara.  It is the easiest way to see a huge area in one day.  The area of Connemara is just north of Galway.  It is also the area where Gaelic is the primary language.  The film the Quiet Man was filmed in this region ...

connemara national park
Aug 20, 2007 (4 photos)

gitarella al parco nazionale del connemara e notte all'old monastery hostel...davvero un posto singolare!

"Welcome To The Rock"
May 26, 2006

Greetings All. Sorry it has been a few days since my last update...but the last few days have been rather low key trying to recover from Killarney. We traveled to Cork and stayed there three nights. Just spent time wondering around the city. Went and saw ...

Rock of Cashel - Castle
May 14, 2006 (4 photos)

We travelled as a 4some from Kit's in Kilmeague to The Rock of Cashel through the beautiful countryside of Ireland with it's typical gorse hedges and rock walls. There's no shortage of stone here so it gets put to good use as a building material in almost ...

Day of Terror
Sep 6, 2009 (31 photos)

... finally make it to our destination after a VERY wet trip to the National Stud. Definitely interesting, if you make it to Ireland…..however, I would recommend printing a couple of pages called the Heritage Island, off the internet, and get it two for ...

Lovely old Richard, the Skyroad and the Magic Map
Aug 19, 2007 (19 photos)

due notti a Clifden, nel Connemara - ostello fantastico, gestore inimitabile!

Letterfrack - just a stopover place...
Jun 9, 2007 (4 photos)

... 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 ...

Cliffs of Moher
Jul 20, 2008 (14 photos)

... city in this part of the world. A scenic river, a high street with shops and a church. Other than the usual items, Galway was just an over crowded tourist trap. Spending only two hours there, we hop back in the car and continue. No point wasting ...

Cashel - in the middle of nowhere
Jun 8, 2007 (6 photos)

... the trip, while Oliver was still reading his 1st... It was a perfect evening! We got up the next morning and had breakfast - the sweet lady made us pancakes from scratch - we certainly are eating well while in Ireland! We packed up and headed out!

2 French a Spaniard and a Canadian!!!
Nov 25, 2008 (178 photos)

... it turned out to be one of the coolest best days!!!  i have NOW officially fallen in love with Ireland!!!  Maybe I have just been stressed and in Galway for too long but going out and traveling for 8 hours in one day was just what I needed!!!& ...

Day trip to Cashel
Jul 18, 2007 (15 photos)

SHE SAID: Headed out to Cashel today to see the city ruins.  The drive was about an hour and through beautiful country side. Green pastures with scattered ruins and filled with sheep (cute ones with black heads and legs), cattle, goats, and even a ...

We've arrived and are off and running.
Mar 24, 2004 (12 photos)

... food rations. Near the crew's cabin is a computer area with information on over one million passengers that emigrated from Scotland, Ireland and England to the United States, Canada and Australia.   Allow at least one hour. More time is needed ...

Day 2...
Sep 3, 2008 (9 photos)

Day two was wonderful! We went west and north from our B&B, stopping first at the bridge made famous in the movie, "The Quiet Man!"  From there up the sky road, and through the mountains to Kylemor Abbey, and further north, northeast to ...

Cashel
Sep 7, 2007

 

Day 1 - Dublin to Dingle...With a few detours
May 23, 2009 (31 photos)

... and just a little pants wetting), we found our way to the countryside and took off in a generally southwest direction. Wow! Ireland is every bit as beautiful as everything you've ever heard or seen. The vast countryside is filled with amazingly green ...

Another Stop...
Sep 3, 2008

Kylemore Abbey, with it's miniature Gothic Church and beautiful grounds is a "must see" while in Ireland. Some of our favorite pictures were taken there.

Lots to see and do on Day 1!
Sep 2, 2008 (4 photos)

... the "harvesting" of pet for heating fuel! Back in the van for an exciting fast paced drive over to Riverside, Oughterard, Co. Galway where we stooped long enough to change our bog covered shoes, and head out for a nice dinner at "Breathnach's Bar."  ...

Connemara National Park
Sep 5, 2006 (5 photos)

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 ...

Connemara National Park
Nov 5, 2006

... Justin they are mainly optical illusion!! (turns out he doesn't like unstable cliff edges, I wonder why??) Headed from there to Galway - decided not to stop at Galway city, even though it looks fantastic. Really want to see more countryside on this trip. ...

Back to Dublin - First stop
Sep 8, 2006 (5 photos)

This is our day back to Dublin. First stop at Cashel. Cashel is a town that lives under the protection of the Rock of Cashel, a cluster of medieval monuments dominating the landscape. Next to this historical site, there is a nice coffee shop - Granny ...

Inishbofin
Aug 10, 2009 (7 photos)

Ancora Connemara, gran musica!
Jul 17, 2009 (33 photos)

... pioggerella a tratti Ci prepariamo la colazione nella cucina dell'ostello e poi ci dirigiamo verso il parco nazionale del Connemara. C'è un tour con guida, ovviamente in inglese. E' tutto gratis, parcheggio, ingresso e tour. Facciamo conoscenza con quello ...

à Clifden
May 23, 2006

après un retour sur Galway et une grosse soirée, on embarque dans un "bus - tour" faire le touriste mais on reste à Clifden pour la soirée, on reviendra le lendemain après midi avec le même (différent) "bus - tour"

Kylemore Abbey, Knock, Sligo and Drumcliffe
Oct 8, 2001 (10 photos)

... a path that led to the GOTHIC CHURCH. The church was built between 1877 and 1881 and is made from green marble from Connemara. We left and enjoyed a pretty picture stop at KILLARY HARBOR where the hills were an olive green color and the water was the ...

Cashel
Aug 5, 2006 (3 photos)

Cashel.

Lovely ride along the Coast
Jul 9, 2009 (7 photos)

Beautiful cycle along the hilly coast.  Tried several times to video parts of the tide for you to see, but the camera would have none of it.  Didn’t like the jostling or something… Went through a few small towns and saw traditional ...

Clifden
May 21, 2000 (2 photos)

Clifton was a great little town on Ireland's west coast but the drive on the Skye Road is not for the faint of heart or those afraid of hights. The drive was so worth it though!