Launched in spring 2014, the Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500 km coastal route that invites the visitor to explore Ireland’s dramatic western seaboard.
Flagged as ‘the world’s longest coastal drive’, thanks to the many headlands and inlets that beg to be investigated along the way, it aims to highlight the most dramatic landmarks and attractions while also making it easier to find the interesting little out of the way places that might otherwise be by-passed.
It can be joined at any point and is divided into five sections, the first being Donegal in the north, with the other four (Donegal-Mayo; Mayo-Clare; Clare-Kerry; Kerry-Cork) leading you right down the Atlantic seaboard to the southern counties of Cork and Kerry.
A simple route map is available on discoverireland.ie where full information on each section is given, including activities and key ‘discovery points’.
The very distinctive bright blue ‘wave’ road signs make it virtually impossible to get lost - and we have plenty of suggestions for the best places to eat, drink and stay along the way, many of which are run by people who know the west coast back to front and will help visitors to find a genuine sense of discovery along this beautiful and fascinating coastline.
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Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry
Fish & Seafood / Fish Shop / Online Shop
The Quinlan family are renowned in Kerry for the fresh fish that is landed at Caherciveen by their own fishing trawlers, and for a number of well run and successful related businesses. Fresh whitefish and shellfish is sourced from company trawlers and ...
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Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Fish & Seafood / Food Market / Online Shop / Producers Shop
Established in 1989, Birgitta and Peter Curtin's Burren Smokehouse is most famous for their organic smoked salmon. They exclusively use the renowned Organic Salmon from Ireland’s west coast and it is among Ireland's finest.
You can taste it at t ...
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Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Classes/Courses / Preserves
This small artisan preserves company was started in the 1970s by Theresa Storey's parents (who sold their products at the Limerick Milk Market for many years) and is now run by Theresa and her family.
Many of the ingredients for her preserves come fro ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Cookery School / Fish Shop
A family-owned business inthe city's working harbour area, Galway Bay Seafoods was established in1950 by John V. Holland and currently run by his two sons John Jnr and Noel.
Recently completely revamped, it has a shop offering a wide range of whitefis ...
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Ballycotton, Co. Cork
Cookery School
Chef and teacher Rory O'Connell is a master in the art of stylish, stunningly simple food and has quietly earned a place as one of Ireland's most highly regarded chefs.
A brother of Ballymaloe Cookery School's Darina Allen, he also trained at Ballymal ...
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Killarney, Co. Kerry
Cookery School
Well known chef Mark Doe and his wife Bernie run this cookery school near Farranfore (Kerry airport).
Both have a distinguished track record, Mark having been head chef in many prestigious establishments including the Hotel Ritz in London and Dublin's ...
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Schull, Co. Cork
Meat & Game
Described by Darina Allen as “the patriarch of the artisan cured meat industry in Ireland” and joint recipient (together with Bill Hogan and Sean Ferry’s thermophilic West Cork Natural Cheeses) of the inaugural Euro-Toques Food Awards ...
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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Bakery / Baking/Bakery
Well known to viewers of BBC2’s Big Bread Experiment series, Patrick Ryan is a thoughtful high achiever and this talented lawyer-turned-chef-and-baker was just the man to bring an imaginative and highly appropriate business venture to the quiet l ...
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Recess, Co. Galway
Classes/Courses / Online Shop
Former award-winning chef from Delphi Lodge, Cliodhna Prendergast’s latest project is Breaking Eggs (www.breakingeggs.com), an innovative online cookery programme for parents and children championing family cooking.
Each attractive 10-minute vi ...
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Kinsale, Co. Cork
Cookery School / Country House
Des and Lisa McGahan's beautiful and immaculately presented country house estate is renowned as a luxurious venue, available for private parties, small weddings, golfing groups and corporate events. Set within a walled garden with 10 foot-high stone wa ...
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