A favourite road in Connemara is the Skyroad (unfortunately well-known by all the tourists in the area, but nevertheless worth a drive). Your tour starts with a view at the old Clifden Castle. Making your way to the top the horizon over the Atlantic Ocean broadens and the breathtaking shots come more and more into view. On top of the road there is a little parking space to take a rest and to enjoy the magnificent scenery.
Beaches in Connemara
The beaches in Connemara have splendid secenery which begines with the turquise waters and white sandy beaches. There a handful of beaches many of which are off the beaten track. With 8 beaches within 15 minutes of the Lodge you are spoilt for choice. You can walk, run, jump, do whatever you like with big beaches, small beaches, long beaches, and short beaches. Experience the freedom of your own isolation.
Galway Hooker
The Galway Hooker is a traditional part of Irish Culture. It was long an intrical part of the Irish Economic system and daily life as it was the means of larger scale movement between the islands. It was once said in famine times in the 1840’s by John Bailey that “If you owned a Hooker you would be classified as a millionaire”. Nobody knows who originally designed the Galway Hooker’s peculiar seagull shape. Its front part is larger and full for the purpose of carriage and then thinning out at the back with three large sails. Its hull is also distinctly curvaceous and resembles a mermaid. Today the Hooker is more of a recreational boat and represents a symbol of the West of Ireland’s traditional way of life and noted for its splendid graceful presence that resembles a bird and enlightens the environment that surrounds it.
About Galway
Introduction to Galway: Galway is a vibrant University City renowned for it's Festivals, Music, Theatre. Archeological sites, Golf courses, Rivers, Lakes and the Aran Islands combine to make this county a magical place. Connemara dominated by the Twelve Bens is a delight to explore along with the rock covered landscape and wild beauty of the Aran Islands. The Burren with is fossilized landscape is just an hour from Galway City. The quality of life in Galway, the people and land-scape are all magical
Galway City with a population of 70 000 is the largest city in the province of County Galway which also is referred to as the West of Ireland. Galway is known as The City of the Tribes, because fourteen so-called tribes led the city to prominence early in its history.
They were the merchant families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, Darcy, Deane, Font, French, Joyce, Kirwin, Lynch, Martyn, Morris, Skerrett.
The Burren and the Cliffs of Mohar
The Burren, from the Gaelic word Boireann is an area of limestone rock covering imposing majestic mountains, and tranquil valleys with gently meandering streams. With its innate sense of spiritual peace, extraordinary array of flora and wildlife, and megalithic tombs and monuments older than Egypt's pyramids, the Burren creates a tapestry of colour and a seductively magical aura which few people leave without wanting to experience again.
The Cliffs of Mohar The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland's top Visitor attractions. The Cliffs are 214m high at the highest point and range for 8 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O'Brien's Tower stands proudly on a headland of the majestic Cliffs. From the Cliffs one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, as well as The Twelve Pins, the Maum Turk Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the South.
The Cliffs of Moher are home to one of the major colonies of cliff nesting seabirds in Ireland. The area was designated as a Refuge for Fauna in 1988 and as a Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) under the EU Birds Directive in 1989. Included within the designated site are the cliffs, the cliff-top maritime grassland and heath, and a 200 metre zone of open water, directly in front of the cliffs to protect part of the birds' feeding area. The designation covers 200 hectares and highlights the area's importance for wildlife.
See the Events at the Cliffs page for information on guided tours of the cliff side conducted daily by the Cliffs of Moher Rangers
The information on this site is relevant and up to date. The Bed and Breakfasts are all located in prime locations of Galway City, Co. Galway, Ireland.They provide a top class service to anyone staying in Galway, one that will bring back happy memories
They were the merchant families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, Darcy, Deane, Font, French, Joyce, Kirwin, Lynch, Martyn, Morris, Skerrett.