Getting There & Getting Around -- From Galway City, Bus Éireann (tel. 091/562000; www.buseireann.ie) provides daily service to Clifden and other small towns en route. The best way to get around Connemara is to drive, following N59 from Moycullen and Oughterard. Or you can take a guided tour. Clifden is 65km (40 miles) west of Galway City.
Visitor Information -- Contact or visit Ireland West Tourism, Aras Fáilte, Foster Street, Galway, County Galway (tel. 091/537700; www.westireland.travel.ie). Open May, June, and September daily 9am to 5:45pm; July and August daily 9am to 7:45pm; October to April Monday to Friday 9am to 5:45pm, Saturday 9am to 12:45pm. The Oughterard Tourist Office, Main Street, Oughterard (tel. 091/552808), is open year-round Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, with extended hours in the summer season. In addition, a seasonal office, open Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm between March and October, is maintained at Clifden (tel. 095/21163).
Connemara Travel Experiences
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Feb 2-3
Feb. 2We went to Clifden to pick up Mary, Tom’s sister. We went in early to use the computers at the library. It was an unusually warm an... Continue reading »
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Connemara, Galway County: Days 3 & 4
Drive west towards to County Galway. Connemara, one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, is a land of mountains and lakes and has the la... Continue reading »
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Bike Riding on Inis Moir
After our breakfast of vegemite toast (thanks mum!) we headed 37km west of Galway to Rossveal where we caught the 10.30 ferry across to t... Continue reading »
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I am up to my knees in small men
Grace O’Malley (Granuaile) 1530-1603Poems by Mary O’MalleyI am Gráinne, Queen of menMistress of a thousand shipsBunowen’s chatelains.A wo... Continue reading »
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The Burren & Cliffs of Moher to Shannon, County C...
Drive south near the coast along the landscape of the Burren to the Cliffs of Moher (approx. 1 1/2 hours from Galway City)The Burren... Continue reading »
