Magical Places: Thoor Ballylee, Co. Galway

This 16^th century tower on the banks of the river Streamstown near the market town of Gort in Co. Galway was once the home of no other than Nobel laureate for Literature and Ireland’s most famous poet, William Butler Yeats.

Along the Wild Atlantic Way: Dunguaire Castle, Co. Galway

If the walls of this picturesque medieval tower house could speak, they would tell a colourful tale of Kings and Mayors, well-known poets and the Celtic Revival Movement at the beginning of the 20th century. 

 

Magical Places: Ross Errilly Friary, Co. Galway

Ross Errilly sits on the banks of the Black River, overlooking the plains of east Galway, on the border to County Mayo. The medieval friary has a long and turbulent history of oppression, expulsion and clandestine reoccupation. 

 

Magical Places: Inchagoill, the Island of the Foreigner, Co. Galway

Legend has it that there are 365 islands scattered on Lough Corrib, one for each day of the year. One of those is Inchagoill Island or "Inis An Ghaill", the "Island of the Foreigner". Tucked away on that little sacred Isle are ancient monastic ruins and a mysterious stone with the oldest surviving inscription in roman letters ever found in Ireland. 

Cycling around Inis Oírr, Aran Islands, Co. Galway

The Arans - three windswept islands off the west coast of Ireland, on the edge of Europe.  Inis Oírr is the smallest of the three and a great way to explore the island is by bicycle. Join me on a bike trip around Inis Oírr - a place of peace and tranquility.

The beaches of West Connemara

Along the ragged coastline in the west of Connemara you will find some of the most beautiful beaches in Ireland. Here, the coast is made up of a number of peninsulas jagging out into the wild atlantic sea. Long white sandy beaches, unspoilt bays and myriads of small offshore islands give this region a rare scenic beauty. Have a look at a few of the fine beaches along the western shores of Connemara.

 

Killary Harbour

Here are a few Impressions of Killary Harbour, which isn´t really a harbour, but rather a genuine fjord forming the border of  County Galway and County Mayo in the West of Ireland.

                                                                                                  

Clifden Castle, Co. Galway

Clifden Castle is quite a sight! Straight out of a fairytale, clad in ivy, enchanted, maybe even haunted..! It was commissioned to be built in 1815 by John d'Arcy of the famous Galway d'Arcys, one of the fourteen families of the "Tribes of Galway". 

Roundstone in Connemara

The village of Roundstone in Connemara lies on the atlantic coast, at the foot of Errisbeg Mountain. It has one of the most beautiful little harbours in all of  County Galway.