Clifden, County Galway, Ireland - Clifden Connemara
At the beginning, it was all based on the idea of getting on trips every now and then with the kids to explore Ireland and see what our country has from hidden treasures and sharing those experiences with the people worldwide so that they could write down some destinations to check while being in the country.
Here we are this time on a trip to Clifden in county Galway in the region of Connemara, where we enjoyed the Dolphin beach which is a couple of miles outside Clifden, got the chance to see Clifden Castle, and eventually visited Alcock and Brown Marconi place.
We didn't get the chance to take a dip in the sea water - that would have taken a lot of time from our day and thus would have ruined the plan we had - but we enjoyed walking by the water and enjoyed the sun, and the kids also loved playing by the beach as well - actually everywhere in this area would be welcoming you with water, which was one of the most beautiful things about the trip.
For those who don't know, Clifden is a coastal town in county Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara and it is located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. Clifden is also considered the largest town in the region and thus whenever Connemara is mentioned, Clifden would be referred to it as its capital (
One of the highlights of Clifden is Clifden Castle and this was exactly where our second destination was. Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house located west of the town of Clifden which was built back in 1818 in the Gothic Revival style for John D'Arcy, the local landowner and the founder of Clifden. This castle faces south and overlooks Clifden Bay and its original features used to include a rounded tower to the southeast, a square tower and an entry tower with two round turrets. After the death of D'Arcy, the ownership passed from one person to the other - starting with his son - but eventually it all didn't go as well as he wished and everything brought the castle to the ruins we see today - but we should all agree that it still looks different and catchy from the outside.
The entry to this castle is through the gateway and this gateway could be seen from the Sky Road. Getting access into the gateway along a path that meanders across the hillside to the castle, you will spot the crazing cows, sheep and horses which are found on the grassland, even part of the castle ruins is now a cow pen - we have seen all these animals while walking to reach the castle.
Taking our break in the middle of the trip - you will also need to do that if you have gotten up early to start your day - we have been to a restaurant in order to have our lunch before we could go on and complete the rest of the trip by visiting the Alcock and Brown Marconi place.
Alcock and Brown Marconi is the first transatlantic flight that lands in Connemara and that was through a Vickers-Vimy biplane behind the Marconi wireless station at Derrigimlagh, which is 4 kilometres south of Clifden. The name of this place goes back to the two British airmen who were flying the plane and who were named: Captain John Alcock (the pilot) and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown (the navigator). As much as it was considered a different kind of trip, this achievement has earned those two airmen a £10,000 prize and a place in the aviation history (which is why we are talking about them right now).
When you spot that plane in the illustrated picture on the site, you will find that its nose is dipped and its tail is lifted and that happened because when Alcock recognized his destination and decided to land, he thought that he is gliding towards a level stretch of ground behind the station, so when the wheels landed it ran a short distance before it actually sank into the bog, but both the pilot and the navigator were safe.
There are other beautiful places which one could visit in Clifden other than those which we have been to, such as Connemara Heritage and History Centre, the Whitethorn Gallery, Connemara National Park Visitor Centre, Derrigimlagh Discovery Point, as well as the Station House Museum.
Generally speaking, we have been to other destinations in county Galway which we should mention: we have been to Oranmore Castle ( we have visited Turoe Pet Farm for the kids which they definitely enjoyed playing at ( and we have also enjoyed the road trip to Galway which we have been through while reaching Connemara at some point (
This was the trip to Clifden, Connemara, and the different stops we have made to check the place. Have you ever been to Clifden and have you ever visited any of these different destinations which we have been to? Share your experience with us!
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Clifden Castle - Connemara - County Galway - Ireland
Château de Clifden - Connemara - Comté de Galway - Irlande
Coordonnées GPS: 53°29'31.1N 10°02'53.5W
Ce château est un ancien manoir datant du XIXe siècle. Il a été construit par John D'Arcy, également fondateur de la ville de Clifden.
Il est situé dans une magnifique prairie verdoyante et fait face à la baie de Clifden.
Pour s'y rendre, il faut laisser la voiture sur le stationnement prévu à cet effet au bord de la Sky Road et ensuite entreprendre une randonnée d'environ 1 km sur un chemin qui mène directement au portail comprenant deux grandes tours et qui serpente par la suite dans une superbe vallée jusqu'au château.
On peut apercevoir quelques menhirs dans cette vallée. Il semblerait qu'un de ceux-ci aurait été taillé par des hommes préhistoriques.
C'est un des plus beaux châteaux d'Irlande que nous ayons eu l'opportunité de visiter jusqu'à ce jour. Plusieurs tours ajoutent de la prestance à cet imposant bâtiment.
L'intérieur de cet ancien manoir de style néo-gothique est en ruines, mais l'extérieur est cependant encore en très bon état.
Il y a également d'autres bâtiments à proximité du château qui méritent d'être vus. Pour y accéder, il suffit de passer par la porte d'arche du muret juxtaposé au château ou passer par la route à l'arrière du château.
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In the 19th century, Irish aristocracy seemed to favour the Gothic style for their country mansions and examples seem to litter the landscape, many of them lying abandoned and derelict. in varying stages of being consumed by bushes and trees. Clifden Castle, built c. 1818, lies to the west of Clifden, on the south west side of the Connemara region.
Exploring an ABANDONED CASTLE | Clifden Castle, Ireland
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Clifden Castle is located on Ireland's west coast outside of the town, Clifden in County Galway. It was built for John D'Arcy, who founded Clifden, and his family. When it was built is actually up for debate. A lot of the Irish websites say 1810....Wikipedia (aka God) says 1818....whenever it was, it's GORGEOUS and well worth the road trip out!
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Haunting History of ~Clifden Castle~County Galway~ Ireland
Clifden is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay.
Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style,but went into decline during the Great Famine of 1845.The house fell into ruin and was stripped bare of anything that could be sold by the locals in order to feed themselves ...
The castle is said to be haunted by the spirits of the poor and deprived who sheltered in the castle grounds during the blight.
John D’Arcy died in 1839. At the time of his death, John’s ambition had been achieved. Clifden was then the headquarters for the coastguard and police force for the district. It had a bridewell and before long there would be a courthouse and workhouse. The town was thriving and the economic benefits to the region were becoming clear as more land in the neighbourhood was brought under cultivation and agricultural production increased to supply the growing market.
Throughout the years of the Great Famine, Clifden became the centre for administering relief in Connemara. The town witnessed many painful scenes during this time, as the streets filled with starving people desperately seeking work, food or charity, and when these were exhausted, access to the workhouse. Many houses in the town became tenements to house those who had abandoned their holdings so as to become eligible for relief, creating a breeding ground for cholera that reached epidemic proportion in 1849. When one takes in to account the inmates of the workhouse and the jail, Clifden was the only townland in the parish to show a sizable increase in population in the 1851 census.
The Famine affected all classes and ultimately caused the ruin of the D’Arcy family. Hyacinth D’Arcy, John’s son and heir, was forced to sell the town, along with the rest of the D’Arcy estates, in the 1850s. Thomas and Charles Eyre of Bath, England, eventually purchased the Clifden estate for £21,245. Representatives of the new landlords would live on at Clifden Castle until the close of the 19th century.
It took years to recover from the Great Famine and there was periodic crop failure and times of hardship in the years that followed.
Uninhabited after 1894 it fell into disrepair. In 1935, ownership passed to a group of tenants, who were to own it jointly, and it quickly became a ruin.
One of the interesting features of this property are the standing stones. D'Arcy had these stones erected to mimick other standing stones around Ireland. Today little remains of the house but its shell. You can walk through the house through an entrance through the back garden, as the front entrance is inaccessible because of a steep drop into the structure.
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IRELAND 2016 - Clifden Castle & Kylemore Abbey
We arrived in Galway in the middle of the night after a horrible ride from Belfast. Good we found the Nox Hotel who offered us two comfy beds. After our breakfast we went to Clifden Castle which is located in the west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway. It's a peaceful and quiet place and we met a very friendly couple. The Osmonds, who were members of a famous Band back in the 70s, what a coincidence! Our trip led us to Kylemore Abbey, a monastery foundend in 1920. The view over the sea is tremendous but in my opinion the ticket fee's were a bit too high. Better go around 5 pm. you'll get a reduced price for a late entry. The trip has ended with a short walk through the Galway city center and a cool stay in the pub The Dáil Bar where we ate the best irish stew. Go check it out.
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Located in western Ireland, Clifden is the small town from which my grandfather emigrated to the US. [My great grandfather's home makes a cameo in this video.] This video was captured on our visit in June/July 2018.
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Clifden County Galway - The Capital of Connemara - Ireland. We love Clifden Ireland #Galway
Clifden would be the main town in the Connemara region of Ireland. It has some of the best restaurants and great hotels and is an excellent base point to explore the wonders in the countryside around it.
Clifden is coastal town in County Galway ( Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. Clifden is usually referred to as the capital of the city because it is the largest town in the region.
This town in Connemara is always headed for when it comes to tourism because it is the first choice that people go for. From the different places of interest that one could visit in Clifden and around it, there is the Twelve Bens - sometimes referred to as Twelve Pins - which is a mountain range of sharp-peaked quartzite ranges located northeast of Roundstone in Connemara. Another touristic attraction in Clifden is Connemara National Park which is one of six national parks in the Republic of Ireland, there is also Sky Road which is a long drive along Clifden Road and Streamstown Bay with views of the Atlantic, Clifden Castle, coast-guard station, the islands of Inishturk and Turbot and the town. Adding to those, one could also visit the Inishbofin in Clifden which is a small island off the coast of Connemara, Slyne Head lighthouse, as well as the Derrygimlagh Bog which is a natural wilderness of blanket bog located 6 km south of Clifden and the site of the Alcock and Brown crash-landing and the Marconi transatlantic wireless station.
There are usually lots of different things for one to explore when it comes to travelling because people do not always follow the same rules and thus some might fall upon specific places which others didn't get the chance to pass by.
From those places which are considered more known for the people when it comes to the attractions of Clifden, there is Clifden Castle, Connemara Heritage and History Centre, the Whitethorn Gallery, Connemara National Park and Visitor Centre, the Station House Museum, and the Rifle-Sebastian Sculpture.
We believe that Connemara is a place of contrasts, colors, and wilderness - it might not only be about Clifden which is just one stop in Connemara, but it is about the place as a whole. In addition to Clifden, there are different other towns in Connemara which one could stop by and check (according to the attractions that might be found in every single one of them or even the activities that could be done there). These towns in Connemara include Oughterard, Maam, Recess, Roundstone, Cashel, Carna, Ballyconneely, Cleggan, Claddaghduff, Letterfrack, the Renvyle peninsula and Leenane.
Connemara in general is a place with a landscape that is magnificent and which mainly goes to its location as well as the harsh conditions that it might be passing through all year long. Speaking of Connemara in general and not just Clifden at this point, there are some beautiful places to go to in it such as the different beaches that it hosts, the Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden, the Omey Island Walk, as well as the Connemara National Park.
We didn't get the chance to pass by all those different towns and of course not all those attractions as well, but when we were in Clifden and took this footage back home with us, we were actually thrilled by the beauty of the place and the nature that the eyes are always settling on in the town.
There are different activities in Clifden that one could enjoy and which include cycling, mountain climbing, walking, hiking, pony riding, as well as those other water activities that could be performed and which include swimming, surfing, kayaking, and diving - if you chose the right time of the year to go to Clifden then you will enjoy getting into these activities and will also get the chance to enjoy the salty water, so always make sure you are heading to this place during the right time to enjoy as much activities as you can.
One good thing to enjoy while being in Clifden is the Clifden Farmer's Market in which traders and sellers come to the town of Clifden in order to sell their fresh produce to the public every Friday morning, so make sure to pass by this market and see what it holds out there for you.
Please do comment below if you have anything to suggest for our article what to do in Clifden Ireland. Some people have asked us Where is Clifden :-) Have tempted not to tell them! Keep it our secret! But that would not be too nice - we definitely want to explore more towns in Connemara - we want to see all we can in the region...so next visit! :-) Wait for other towns in Connemara which we will be visiting in the future to check what they carry inside for the tourists and what one could enjoy doing in every single one of them; scenes and activities.
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Clifden Songs - Clifden Castle
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I walked out Clifden town
One fair September morn,
The Sky road neatly decked
With gorse bush and blackthorn.
Contented rams and ewes
Their painted coats close-shorn.
The view off to the west
Blithely charming.
Clifden Bay
Gently sparkling.
I came to Castle Lane
The ruin just in sight,
Because of land disputes
It's modestly described.
A shepherd called his dog,
Then cradled her and sighed,
She's a good one but will run,
Greet the people,
She too much
Loves the people.
In eighteen forty-six
September twenty-one
The tenants on the land
Gathered Castle Lawn.
Their blighted crops destroyed,
Their livelihood undone.
Lord Hyacinth appeared
On the ramparts.
He quieted them
From the bastion.
I cannot help you men,
Your families no relief,
I first must satisfy
My English mortgagees.
Your hope is in the wind
To sail you overseas
We D'Arcys are cursèd
Here in Ireland,
Are quite finished
Here in Ireland.
History turns its page,
Green marble leaches lime.
Abandoned parapets
Standing up to time.
The splendor that once was
Envisaged in my mind,
As I turn back to leave
Clifden Castle,
The remains of
Clifden Castle.
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Our Ireland Vlogs are finally here! In this first Ireland Vlog, we arrive in Dublin after a long day of travel, and drive across the country to the Connemara Region and the small town of Clifden! Stay tuned for more great Ireland travel videos!
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Galway bay is a beautiful area on Wild Atlantic Way Ireland. In Galway county you will find a few castles. Some of the things you can do in Ireland is visit these castles but you can also spend the night. Some of them are hotels. Abbeyglen Castle Hotel was one we visited and stayed in. It is a romantic getaway in Ireland. Clifden is the town where you will find this castle. Clifden, Ireland in Connemara region is a lovely place to spend a couple days if you plan to visit Kylemore Abbey. Ireland has so much to offer to castle lovers and those who love the celtic spirit. You can discover Ireland Wild Atlantic Way like this. Irish castles are plenty in this region. You will be treated to some complimentary Irish tea cake each day. Connemara hotels are plenty but it's great to stay at this castle hotel.
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