Old Monastery Hostel

Twelve Bens, Letterfrack, Connemara, County Galway, Western Ireland, Ireland | Hostel

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Connemara national park

A travel blog entry by wandergal

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

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Home to shower, cup of tea and off again to do a bit of shopping. We each found great Aran
sweaters – well actually Rich found 2 and I found a great open weave scarf. Into Clifden and popped into a local jewellery shop that I had found a brochure for in our hotel. What a character the owner – we had a blast and yup, Rich ended up with a new bracelet ("it will give you immense power! – especially naked and in the middle of ...

The Irish are NUTS!!

A travel blog entry by bevin

... of a walkabout) - we are so lucky with our spots for eating - great open face sandwich for R and tomato basil soup for me...we may survive this country!! Oh and then Connemara - Rounded mountains is what I call them here - so smooth and colours - just so beautiful.

Checked in at Rosleague Manor Hotel, pre-dinner drink and off to Clifden - Rich only hit side of the road once :) ...

Day 11 - Omagh to Connemara

A travel blog entry by lisawesty

... and a banjo then luckily our next stop was Griffiths Bar where two young guys were playing a lively Violin and a Melodica. They were amazing and later on an older guy joined them, first singing an Irish song and then playing spoons and later he pulled out his Bodhr�n (I was so happy as I love the sound of the Bodhr�n). I then had my arm twisted into singing part of two songs 'Johnny Jump Up’ which people seemed to enjoy and they even laughed at! *Score* and also a sang a little ...

Wild, Wild West - MAYO

A travel blog entry by jenny.og

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On the whole Mayo is a ruggedly beautiful county with great opportunities for outdoor activities like horseback riding, surfing, and hillwalking alongside historical trails through pre-historic tombs intermixed with excellent accommodations and restaurants. As we traveled back to the land of Seamus Heaney, I felt I understood a bit better his poems of the 'Bogland', and at the least was quite inspired to write a few lines on my wonderful time in the bogland ...