Jennings Hotel Castlebar

Old Westport Road Castlebar, County Mayo, Western Ireland, Ireland

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What the Cong?!

A travel blog entry by sarahimray

... as the Guinness flowed and made their Irish lilt more pronounced, and my hearing over the throbbing traditional Irish tunes worse. And as the stout kept getting downed, and the Irish dancing commenced, the passions of some men became more pronounced. Not passion for women, but passion for country. One gent decided to spend the best part of an hour telling me that Australian's are idiots for having the union jack on ...

I'm a bog hopper!

A travel blog entry by londonpenguin

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No banging and rattling last night! I think room 4 must have been occupied and they closed the window. And Sonja told me at breakfast this morning that Gary put a chair against their door because they like to sleep with the window open. That was so nice of him.

Still quite windy this morning, though not nearly as bad as it has been, and it poured like hell while we were having breakfast. But as we left Galway there was a rainbow, and we even had to ask Declan what ...

Day 181 - 28 August - Not a good start to today

A travel blog entry by wagaitwanderers

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... is not a really bad one, phew, I thought he would be angry, but as noone was hurt, never mind. But I was still upset and annoyed at myself. Leon finished the reverse and drove around the corner where I took over again.

Drove through Coleraine, then on through Londenderry or Derry depending where you came from. Up to the coast to have a look at the Mussenden Temple at Castlerock. On an fantastic piece of ...

Thanks Magella

A travel blog entry by leann-robyn

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Another island recommendation. We lucked out again and as we drove closer to the island, the sky cleared up and we yet again were lucky enough to have another good weather day for island exploring. We didn't stay on the island but only because the hostels were all booked up. If given the choice, we would’ve!

Thanking Magella who didn't lead us astray,
Leann and ...

The Quiet Man

A travel blog entry by leann-robyn

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... d spend more time exploring these counties if we could and would recommend making them a high priority to check out if ever making a trip to Ireland.

Cong is located on the Republic of Irelands largest lake in County Mayo. We decided to make use of our previously purchased tent and camping gear and set up at a nearby campsite/hostel. It was a chilly and damp experience. However, it did give us the opportunity to watch the hostels nightly showing of "The Quiet ...