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The captivating Mall, where the re-routed Carrowbeg river flows through Westport on its way to the sea in Clew Bay, is a splendid example of the contributions made to Irish towns by enlightened landlords of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In this instance, it was the Brownes, later Earls of Altamont, who beautified Westport in many ways and ultimately opened up their own home, Westport House, for public view....

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...

"The Church of Colga", lies on the N18 to Gort. This village is named after St. Colga, who left Iona is the 6th century to find his own monastery, which now lies under the ruins of the Protestant church beside Kilcolgan Castle overlooking the estuary of the Dunkellin River.

Both the castle and the impressive ruins of Tyrone House nearby (built in 1770), were once residences of the St. George family, whose family burial vaults are at Drumacoo (on the Kinvara road). This is an an...

Cushendun was part of the ancient kingdom of Dalriada which included much of County Antrim and the western seaboard of Scotland. The harbour was a busy port ferrying passengers and goods to and from Kintyre.

The completion of the Antrim Coast Road in 1843 opened up the Glens to the rest of Ireland and the area's dependence upon Scotland quickly declined.

In this century the village was transformed by Ronald McNeill the MP for the area who later became Lord Cushendun. He c...

A holiday in the Shannon Region will provide memories - scenic landscapes, great activity, entertainment and fun in an atmosphere as friendly as the air is pure....

Kinvara is located on the south shore of Galway Bay and at the periphery of the famous Burren region....

In Irish, Ath na nUrlaidhe, "the ford of the sledgings" according to O'Curry, where by tradition a battle was fought in the 10th century in which "the Irish and the Danes did sledge each other's heads". The ford from which the name of the pretty town is taken is marked by the bridge which crosses the River Gowl between the old parish church and the Butler Castle of Urlingford. The pre-Reformation church, though in a ruined condition, has substantially perfect walls. A large church stood here...

Although situated on the busy N6 Dublin/Galway road, Craughwell is a rather peaceful village. It is noted for its neatness and its village green has a statue of Lady Augusta Gregory, (1852-1932) a founding member of the Irish National Theatre and another of Anthony Raftery (c. 1784-1835), last of the great Gaelic bards, both by sculptor, Donal O'Murhcadha.

Other noted people associated with Craughwell include John and Angelica Huston of cinematic fame who lived for a period in the old...

Borrisoleigh ( the burgage or Norman borough of Ileigh barony), a small market town on the Nenagh-Thurles road, has some Georgian architecture and traditional shopfronts. As you enter a pair of red sandstone houses catch the eye. Through the arched gateway beside them is a ruined rectangular 15th century tower house - a de Burgo fortress. Of most interest is an inscribed slab inserted into the gable of the sandstone house with the names of Richard Burke and Ellice Hurley, 1643, clearly legible...