Corrib House Hotel Oughterard

Bridge St. Oughterard, Connemara, County Galway, Western Ireland, Ireland

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Transfusions

A travel blog entry by ajbronze11

Today we head back to Ballymena via Belfast via the Ulster Museum (can't blame my age for this as I've always loved museums), however, the museum is closed on Mondays - hmmm
So we head over to a cafe for a sausage bap and coffee before finding our way to the hospital to see Granny Belle. Thinking I'm hospital fit now and my silly fears of sick people has subsided I felt quite brave, until the ...

Shopping and Hospitals

A travel blog entry by ajbronze11

... normal for the friendly Irish, can't imagine Emily just popping out walking the dog with some strange neighbours and their dog?
As nearly 20 hours had passed since our arrival we were overdue some spuds and true to form Andrea whipped us up some sausage casserole and mashed spuds before our jaunt to Musgrave Hospital in Belfast to see Granny Belle who's had a hip replacement, possibly the funniest old lady you'll meet not least because ...

Farewell Ireland

A travel blog entry by matandfe

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Well our time in Ireland sadly came to an end...

We enjoyed our time with the family! And were spoilt rotten!

We had our share of curry fries, Guiness, potatoes, spuds, crisps and sweets! We will miss the amazing Kit Kats!


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Stone crosses, forests and mountains

A travel blog entry by rory60

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... s probably a lesson there for all of us. The cross is pretty impressive, with a depiction of Adam and Eve dating from around the 9th Century. Colin ponders this as he lights up a ciggie and then we get back on track to Milltown, folllowing the track of the Ulster Canal. The pretty village of Benburb is a welcome sight, with the route crossing the River Blackwater before starting to climb up towards Dungannon, with its ruined castle. We ...

Sports day, shower caps and cathedrals

A travel blog entry by rory60

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... Valley. The river was impressive in its scale and the mix of new developments with traditional industry and later, derelict linen mills along its banks. Interesting also for the diversity of the sporting activities being played as we cycled past, from rowing and canoeing on the water, to volleyball, hurling, bmx and many others alongside our route.
Another surprise was the wildlife we were able to spot along the way. At one point we saw a seal in the ...

This hotel was formerly known as: Corrib House