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This quiet village, near Cong and the Mayo border, is an ideal centre for the trout angler as it nestles easily between the two great lakes of Corrib and Mask. For the more adventurous, Mount Gable lies just 2 km to the west, and is an easy climb of about one hour's duration.

The effort is worthwhile because the views of Lough Corrib stretching away to the south, Lough Mask to the north and the Connemara mountains to the west are simply stupendous. A short trip (8 km) towards Cong and a turn right will bring you to the famous Pigeon Hole, where a climb down some 66 steps in a huge cleft in the limestone floor of the Ashford Castle woods leads to a vast underwater cavern containing one of the many underground streams flowing from Lough Mask to Lough Corrib.