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.
Some of the best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. Clifden County Galway - The Capital of Connemara - Ireland. We love Clifden Ireland #Galway
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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Connemara Heritage & History Centre, Clifden Connemara 2018
Connemara Heritage & History Centre introduced by Martin Walsh in Lettershea, Clifden, Connemara 2018-09-15
Clifden Visitors Guide
I made this introduction to the new Clifden Visitors Guide with the Clifden Chamber of Commerce. It was shown to Minister Eamon O'Cuiv in a presentation in the Abbeyglen one evening around August '02.
Thanks to Martin, as ever, for the music
Galway Tour Company's Connemara & Cong Tour
A preview of some of the highlights on our Day Tour from either Galway or Dublin with music by Ciaran Somers on the Irish Flute!
Ireland Connemara, Clifden City
Connemara, Galway, Ireland - Ireland Vacation in Galway
Connemara, Galway is the new destination to head for and this video is all about walking through the area, getting introduced to the different shops and restaurants which are located there and at the same time visiting some of the parks which are located there. We stayed in Clifden town in Galway - which is in the centre of Connemara.
Connemara is a cultural region in county Galway, Ireland and the most famous town in it is Clifden which is always referred to as the capital of Connemara for its size ( This area - Connemara - consists of west Galway, which is the part of the county west of Lough Corrib, contained by Killary Harbour, Galway Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean.
After saying goodbye to the apartment which we took in Connemara in order to enjoy the vacation we have been on, we went through the streets of the town and came across some of the places which we found suggested by those who have been there before, such as the Connemara Heritage and History Centre which is placed in Clifden, the Marconi Station in Clifden where the Alcock and Brown landing site is also located, there is the Clifden Castle, the Aughnanure Castle which is found in Oughterard, and other places which you could visit according to the place you are going to be staying at and which is close to you.
While walking through these different shops, we entered some and one of them got the attention of the kids who kept walking through the toys and even chose to buy a toy instead of getting ice cream - which was a tough decision to take but they eventually made their minds - adults were the ones to choose ice cream at that point and leave the kids for the toys.
We then moved forward with the trip to reach the national park in which we walked there, got inside the visitor centre and were introduced to all the different information that were written inside there and which were shown to us through different ways, like pictures and real examples and where we also got the chance to know more about the old stories of the witches and fairies. It was really interesting inside this visitor centre for the kids who were receiving different information in a more interesting and well-informing way.
Completing the journey we have started in Connemara, we then moved forward to reach all those other nature destinations which we fell in love with and loved the way we managed to take videos of - drone - before we headed to the next and final place which we were going to visit - the most important thing to mention here is the views which one will get while driving from one place to the other; we were enjoying the visit from every single possible angle.
The second park we visited during our trip to Connemara was more of climbing a hill to reach the top and see what it has to offer us. This was also interesting since one of the most famous things known about Connemara is its marble stone, which we managed to get across some on our walk through this hill. The whole thing was different and even the views we managed to collect on this trip were all very natural - we will never get over the photos we have taken and those videos we also brought back home with us.
There are lots of things which we discovered about Connemara, such as the fact that it carries some linguistics traditions as being one of the largest Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) regions that locals use on a daily basis. This will be interesting for those who want to learn this language or even want just to see how people are dealing with it - it is not that easy though. It is not just about the language which the people of Connemara are using, but there are actually lots of differences found in this region which are related to history as well as to their musical interests.
Tourists or visitors to the place - just like us - might not have that much time to learn a language, but they could enjoy listening to the way people talk and deal with one another and they will also get the chance to enjoy getting introduced to those different tastes in music and any other thing - and that's of course after passing by the cultural places and those historical destinations related to the touristic experience which they will be coming in the first place in order to have and know more about.
Since Connemara is part of Galway, it is important to mention that there are different other places which we have been to in Galway before, such as being to the Oranmore Castle ( being to Turoe Pet Farm which was more interesting for the kids ( as well as those beautiful scenes we got the chance to see on the road to Galway ( which was one of our favorite.
Have you ever visited Connemara before? What did you visit there and what is the one place you liked the most? Tell us more!
DAY TOUR to Connemara National Park!!
Decided last minute to take a day tour around Connemara. This is a region north of Galway! While i enjoyed the tour as a whole, i was a bit disappointed about how long you spend in a bus driving around. There was not as many stops as i thought. 20 min at the first place and only about 5 or 6 minutes at the next 2 for photos. the major part was spending 2 hours in the Connemara National Park which we spent climbing Diamond Hill (445m high!) I would maybe suggest renting a car and driving to this park to experience it on your own. tour is worth it though if you don't really want to drive, like me!
Connemara National Park & Visitor Centre in Galway, Ireland
Connemara National Park occupies nearly 3000 hectares and is located in the very western part of County Galway. It is a great place from which to experience the rugged yet beautiful scenery and landscapes of Ireland.
The Park Visitor Centre is based out of Letterfrack which is only a few miles from the Atlantic coast, just about as far west as you can go in Ireland. Located just 15km from Clifden, 53km from Westport and 82km from Galway City the park is best visited by car or tour bus although there are some public bus services available. The Visitor Centre is open from March through October while the park grounds are open throughout the year.
The Visitor Centre offers an exhibition and information desk, a Cafe and a Playground for the kids. Nearby Diamond Hill can be climbed along four different walking trails. Free Connemara Pony Rides are occasionally available but be sure to check the schedule so you arrive when this free service is provided.
The park makes up only part of the overall region known as Connemara which covers much of Galway and part of Mayo. Several days could easily be spent exploring the towns and villages of this picturesque location. Hikers and explorers will certainly enjoy the parklands, lakes and forests. Connemara includes the towns of Clifden and Oughterard and includes between 20,000 to 24,000 native Irish speakers in the region making it the largest Irish speaking Gaeltacht in the country. Kylemore Abbey is one of the most notable tourist attractions in the County while fans of the film 'The Quiet Man' will enjoy visiting nearby Cong, where the movie was shot.
A very good tip when planning your visit to Connemara or indeed just about any rural location in Ireland, is to time your visit with a festival event. Just about every town in Ireland has a festival during the year when streets are closed off, musicians play into the small hours and traders display their wares and stalls.
Remember, a lot of the villages you encounter in Connemara will be very small indeed, some only having a population of a few hundred people, or even less. Festivals bring a lot of people into these villages and there are festivals for just about everything!
Connemara is a fantastic place to explore and you could spend an entire week visiting Galway. The nearby Burren and Bunratty Castle, Oughterard, Kylemore Abbey, Clifden and the Connemara National Park are all on the doorstep of Galway city which makes a great base from which to travel the western part of Ireland.
Situated in the West of Ireland in County Galway, Connemara National Park covers scenic mountains, expanses of bogs, heaths, grasslands and woodlands. Some of the park's mountains, namely Benbaun, Bencullagh, Benbrack and Muckanaght, are part of the famous Twelve Bens or Beanna Beola range.
A number of walking trails beginning at the Visitor Centre offer walkers a variety of scenic routes and nature trails through the park. Stunning vistas from the 400 metre high Diamond Hill include the distant islands of Inishbofin, Inishturk and Inishshark, and the turreted Kylemore Abbey. The park is also home to Connemara ponies, red deer and an enormous variety of bird-life, including skylarks, stonechats and peregrine falcons.
Other remnants of times past include ruined houses, a disused lime kiln, old sheep pens, an ice house, ancient walls and Tobar Mweelin, a well which was formerly used to supply water to Kylemore Castle.
The Visitor Centre features include exhibitions, the ‘Man and the landscape’ multi-lingual audio visual show and tea room (seasonal). Entrance to the Visitor Centre is free of charge. A summer programme of guided walks and special events for younger visitors are also available at the Visitor Centre. Connemara is one of six such national parks in Ireland.
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Clifden, Ireland
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List of Best Things to do in Clifden, Ireland.
The Point Equestrian Centre and Pony Trekking
Sky Road
Clifden Castle
Marconi Station
Alcock and Brown Landing Site
Mannin Bay Blueway
Connemara Heritage and History Centre
Aillebrack Green Coast Beach
Whitethorn Gallery
Clifden Station House Museum
Road Trip Connemara Co Galway / Irish Dream BB
Ross errilly friary / Cong / Leenane / Rinvyle / Letterfrack / Diamond Hill / Cleggan / Clifden / Sky Road / Twelve Pins
Musiques
Les Lacs du Connemara, Michel Sardou
Flic Flac Edit Riptide, Vance Joy
Clifden Ireland Flyover
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.
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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Deepti Bhatnagar and Vidya Malavade visit the Pony Fair in Connemara- Ireland
Deepti Bhatnagar and Vidya Malavade travel to Connemara region in Ireland. Here they get to know about Connemara Pony Fair which is a popular fair in Connemara region. It was started in 1924 and is the largest display of Connemara Ponies anywhere in the world. Here people come to buy them and when they clap each other's hand that means the sale is done and if afterwards anyone backs out from the sale then that person is boycott by everyone else.
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Taoiseach to open new Clifden school
Taoiseach to open new Clifden school
Local Cllr Eileen Mannioin at the new Clifden Community School which will be officially opened by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar next week. The new €8 million secondary school that has been provided in Clifden, following many years of campaigning, will be officially opened by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar next week. The state-of-the-art Clifden Community School was completed last year and the students and staff moved in to their new building last October. The old school to the rear was then demolished. “The of...
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