town information around connemara

Roundstone is located on the Atlantic coast and is a very scenic village.
It has a particularly attractive setting at the foot of Errisbeg with wonderful views of the Twelve Bens; its tourist industry is taking over from fishing. If you cut across the peninsula instead of following the coast you will see at close quarters one of the best remaining stretches of Irish Blanket bog, now at last recognised as an important ecosystem, rather than something to be dried and burned....

Often described as the - Gateway To Connemara - and located on the upper shores of Lough Corrib, Oughterard is famous as one of Irelands leading angling resorts.

Apart from first-class salmon and trout angling, the Corrib also affords endless opportunities for excursions to its many Islands. Oughterard is also an excellent centre for exploring the beauty spots of the Twelve Bens, Maamturk and Cloosh Mountains....

Set amidst the 12 Bens Mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and Connemara, is Clifden. Becoming very popular with visitors to Galway, this is no longer a town that you just drive through.
There is so much for you to see and do in Clifden that everyone will be happy! Why not enjoy a round of golf in near by Connemara Golf Club? This popular golf course is a popular choice for both locals and visitors to the town. Golfers love it as they say it is both a testing and beautiful course! Enjoy panor...

Moycullen lies 13 km northwest of Galway on the N59 to Clifden and, like Barna and Claregalway, it is becoming a dormer area for the expanding city. Nearby is Drimcong House Restaurant famous for its cuisine and a little further on at Ross Lake is Ross House, birthplace of Violet Martin.

She wrote under the pen name of Martin Ross and with Edith Somerville penned the celebrated "Reminiscences of an Irish R.M." recently made into a very successful television series. Although a gateway...