The Waterfront B&B

Oughterard – Leenane –Westport – Castlebar – Ballintubber – Kiltimagh

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June 10th 2015
Up and sat out by the lake for an hour before breakfast, so peaceful and beautiful on the lake. Mary cooked an amazing breakfast and it just seemed to keep coming, no lunch today. Stopped at the Aughnanure Castle just down the road from our B&B. Aughnanure Castle is one of well over 200 tower houses in County Galway built by large, wealthy, land owning families. It has been restored but wa ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Mayo » Kiltimagh

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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... ... read more