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Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Clifden July 13th 2010

Shortly before we left the States we were downtown out dining with friends. I had just barely sat when I felt a tap on my shoulder. A friend from my hometown whom I hadn't seen in a few years was seated next to us. I hadn't noticed her because her back was to us when we came in. Seeing her was totally unexpected. We chatted and caught up with each others' lives. I told her that we were leaving on holiday for Ireland the following week. She then told me that mutual friends (Dave & Linda) had retired to Clifden, Ireland. “We'll go and surprise him,” I told her. I should have thought of getting a contact number or email address. When we were in Cooraclare it occurred to me that I wasn't sure if she ... read more

Connemara July '06

Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Clifden August 13th 2007

Clifden Pub

betweeneverybody

Connemara I had originally planned to join Dirty Boots Treks for a three day hike in Connemara National Park but it was sadly cancelled due to lack of numbers. I didn’t want to miss out on the whole area though, so I headed to Clifden from Galway to spend a few days in the Connemara countryside. I didn’t do any wild hiking but it was still beautiful. On the bus from Galway I met a French girl called Benedicte who was planning to stay at the same hostel. When we got to Clifden we left our packs at the hostel and set off on foot along the Sky Road, a 15km loop track that takes in the coastline north-west of Clifden and includes Connemara Castle. It was a lovely walk and we were accompanied the whole ... read more

We're Here!

Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Clifden April 29th 2007

Kevin and Erin at Kylemore Abbey

Erin and Kevin

We're here! We arrived in Shannon on Saturday and drove from the airport to Clifden, in Connemara. Kevin got used to driving on the left really quickly, but Erin never really got used to the brushes with death every time another car passed on these tiny, tiny roads. The scenery in Co. Clare, where the airport is, is sort of typically Irish-- long, green meadows, rock walls, cows in pastures. Then we arrived in Connemara (Co. Galway) and were blown away by the beauty of this area. There are lakes and hills everywhere, peat bogs, Connemara ponies, wildflowers... it's just spectacular. We're staying in Clifden, the largest town in the area. Like every Irish town, there's one bar to every four or five inhabitants. We went to one of the more popular spots last night and ... read more

Galway and pub hopping in Clifden

Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Clifden October 7th 2001

Shop Street

Kerlyn

Continuing on our Sunday tour, we got to spend a couple hours in the city of GALWAY after learning about the LYNCH STONE and how Mayor James Lynch Fitzstephen hanged his son for murder. I guess you could say he was partial! Galway was a clean, pretty city and it was afternoon, so the streets were busy with a diverse crowd even though we had some more rain. There was a street performer who didn't move for the longest time. I almost thought he was a statue. We mostly window shopped. CONNEMARA MARBLE FACTORY, our last stop had some pretty jewelry with different colored stones. On our way to Clifden, we passed the famous BRIDGE where a scene from "the Quiet Man" was filmed. We stayed overnight in the fishing town of CLIFDEN at the STATION ... read more

Brief history of Ireland

Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se...more history

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