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Musical
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From the busker-packed streets of Galway city, this rip-roaring
ride takes you around County Clare and the Aran Islands to
discover fine traditional-music pubs, venues and festivals.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

155 km 5 DAYS
155KM / 96 MILES
Inisheer
End-of-the-earth
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landscape and L
traditional drumming GREAT FOR…
festival Galway # HBJ

BEST TIME TO GO
The summer months,
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Inishmór for outdoor céilidh
(traditional dancing)
K # Lisdoonvarna and music festivals.
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Doolin
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Kilfenora # I ESSENTIAL
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# PHOTO
4
Nightly set-dancing
at the crossroads, in
Miltown # # # # Vaughan’s of Kilfenora.
2
Malbay #
65 km K BEST FOR
Ennistymon Ennis SONG
Country village with Medieval town simply Ennis, on summer
roaring Cascades and bursting with fine pubs nights, where local
music at every turn featuring trad music
musicians ply their
110 km wares.
Doolin A musician performs at Gus O’Connor’s Pub
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