Local Area - Things to do and see.
Connemara Golf Club
Considered equal to any course in the world the Connemara Golf Club lies between the 12 Bens mountain range and the Atlantic ocean. www.connemaragolflinks.com
Horse Riding
Owned and run by the Leahy family for over 30 years, Willie Leahy was the first man to lead a vacation trail ride, anywhere in the world. The Leahy family enjoy introducing visitors to this special part of Ireland and ensure that every rider goes home with magical memories of a wonderful holiday. www.connemara-trails.info
Fishing
With Pat Conneely, one of the most experienced and respected charter skippers in the west of Ireland at the helm you're in for some of the best sea fishing around. www.seaanglingwest.net
Connemara National Park
Situated in the West of Ireland in County Galway, Connemara National Park covers some 2,957 hectares of scenic mountains, expanses of bogs, heaths, grasslands and woodlands. Some of the Park's mountains, namely Benbaun, Bencullagh, Benbrack and Muckanaght, are part of the famous Twelve Bens or Beanna Beola range. www.connemaranationalpark.ie
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey was founded in Ypres in Belgium in 1665 and is the oldest of the Irish Benedictine Abbeys. The Community of nuns, who have resided here since 1920, have a long history stretching back almost three hundred and forty years. www.kylemoreabbey.com
The Aran Islands
Offering visitors a glimpse into a way of life that has long since disappeared from most of the county, The Aran Islands beauty and charm leaves visitors longing to return again and again. With breath-taking scenery, cliffs, prehistoric stone forts, ecclesiastical ruins from early Christian times, sandy beaches, unique flora and fauna and a rich folklore that the islanders are proud to recount.
Getting to the Aran islands by air. www.aerarann.com
Getting to the Aran islands by sea. www.aranislandferries.com
Bodhran Making
Malachy Kearns has been working at his craft of making Ireland's oldest product the Bodhrán for over thirty years, he is the only full time bodhran maker in the world. The bodhran is a one sided drum made from Goatskin treated by a traditional process. www.bodhran.com
