While at Galway, we visit Conemara Region to experience the countryside and real beauty of Ireland for its incredible scenery with ever changing landscape. The distinct region of Connemara can be found in the north west corner of County Galway. Connemara is considered to be the land west of Lough Corrib. On the north side of Connemara is Killary Harbour, the south side Galway Bay and the west side...
During our drive along the Conemara Region, we visited one of the Ireland's best loved and most iconic tourist attractions, Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden. It will be good if you spend 2-3 hours and pay for the entrance fee to enter the Victorian Walled Garden. This is a 1,000 acres estate and take it easy to visit the restored rooms of the...
Colourful Athlone town. Athlone is a town on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree in Ireland. We stopover at this colourful town on the way back to Dublin from Galway. Its a beautiful town and Athlone Castle is located right in the center of the town. We just went for a short walk visiting the Athlone Castle and looking...
We stopped by at Spiddal for lunch while we did self drive tour of the Cinnemara Region. We had lunch at the local fat food chain, Supermac's which currently operates over 100 restaurants in most major cities and towns throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. The foods are not bad and not too expensive compared to eating in a restaurant. Spiddal is a Gaeltacht village...
During our self-drive trip to Ireland in June 2016, we drove all the way to this must visit attraction. We arrived late afternoon and it was very windy and misty. Therefore, we are not able to witness the true beauty of the cliff. The Cliff of Moher have long enjoyed the status of one of Ireland's most visited tourist attractions –and the visitor centre provides...
One of the town that we stop by for lunch while we drive from Kilarney to Galway. Listowel Castle is located just a few hundred metres from Listowel Arms Hotel. The construction date of the earliest castle at Listowel dates to the 13th century but the present Listowel Castle was probably built in the 15th century by the FitzMaurices. Listowel Arms Hotel Listowel Castle ...
There is an internal Irish ferry service between Tarbert & Killimer across the Shannon Estuary. We took this ferry service which took about 20 minutes journey across the estuary linking the iconic destinations of the Banner County of Clare and Kingdom of Kerry. Its a memorable experience and we can take a short break from the long driving to enjoy the views along...
