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Clifden, Co. Galway

Clifden (Irish: An Clochán, meaning "bee-hive cell"*) is the Capital of Connemara and is located on the coast on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. The town is linked to Galway city by the N59 and is a popular tourist destination for those touring Connemara.

Clifden is a truly welcoming town, which boasts a superb selection of traditional Irish pubs, excellent restaurants and interesting craft shops. In the area there is a wealth of activities including golf, walking, game & sea fishing, swimming, scuba diving and exploring the beautiful countryside. By night, Clifden comes alive with music and craic in the traditional Irish pubs and excellent seafood restaurants. The atmosphere in Clifden is electric during the annual Connemara Pony Show in August and the prestigious and lively Arts Festival.

There is also an 18-hole championship golf links near Ballyconneely about 13km (8 miles) from Clifden.

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Foyles Hotel

Clifden, Co. Galway

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Guys Bar Clifden

Clifden, Co. Galway

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Right in the heart of Clifden this is one of the town's oldest bars and retains many o ...

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Foyles Hotel

Clifden, Co. Galway

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Gardens

$Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden - Letterfrack Connemara County Galway Ireland$

Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden

Letterfrack, Co. Galway

With a loughside setting under the wooded lee of the Twelve Bens in Connemara, Kylemore looks for all the world like a moody Victorian painting and the 19th century castle has a story to match. Built as a romantic indulgence by Liverpool merchant ...

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Golf

Connemara Golf Club

Ballyconneely, Co. Galway
Course Type: Links

At the edge of Europe on the wild Atlantic coast lies a links course that is a challenge to all who play her. Nestled between the mountains and the sea in the West of Ireland, the Connemara Championship Golf Links is an exhilarating golfing exper ...

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Self Catering

Delphi Lodge - Boat House Cottages & Wren Cottage

Leenane, Co. Galway

Boathouse Cottages, Delphi A courtyard of four charming little cottages in the sensational Delphi Valley. Stunning scenery, old pine furtniture, stone floors, big open fires, lots of atmosphere. Two of the two-storey cottages – Nos. 1 ...

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What's On

Roundstone Country Market - Co Galway - Sundays

Sundays, 11am-4pm (weekly in summer, bi-monthly in winter)

John Walsh, Tel: 095-41243 or email: pban@indigo.ie

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Tourist Attractions

Patrick Pearses Cottage

Rosmuc, Co. Galway

Patrick Pearse (1879-1916) was the leader of the 1916 Rising. Patrick used this small cottage overlooking the beautiful lakes and mountains of Connemara as a summer residence and summer school for his pupils. The interior, although burned du ...

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Wedding Venues

Zetland Country House

Cashel, Co. Galway

Originally built as a sporting lodge in the early 19th century, Zetland House is on an elevated site, with views over Cashel Bay, and is now a charming and hospitable family-run hotel, with a light and airy atmosphere and an elegance bordering on ...

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