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Connemara and its Loughs

It is said that “for every star God put in the sky, he laid a million stones on
Connemara”. An exaggeration, yes, but this rocky, mostly treeless terrain is Islandeady
Islandeady
Lough
part of what makes up the enigmatic beauty of the region. This drive takes Carrahelly Drumneen Lough Cloonkeen
Carrahelly
Drumneen
Cloonkeen
on several facets of Connemara: the bog-mantled moorland and sea-bitten Westport
Westport
Bay
Bay
Westport
Ballyhean
western coastline around Clifden; the dramatic, mountainous landscapes of Killadangan Westport Killadeer Ballyhean
Killadeer
Killadangan
the north; and, to the southeast, a place of tranquil, watery vistas – for all Leckanvy BALLINTUBBER
BALLINTUBBER
Leckanvy
Claureen
ABBEY
this wild and hilly terrain drains into some of the most beautiful and Croagh Patrick Knappagh Aghagower Claureen ABBEY
Knappagh
Croagh Patrick
Aghagower
765m
765m
Killavally
majestic loughs in Ireland. Killavally Clogher
Clogher
Mullagh
Mullagh
Owenwee
Owenwee
Ballintubber
Liscarney Ballintubber
Liscarney
Carrownisky
Carrownisky Cordarragh
Cordarragh
Derrynamuck
Carrownacon
Lough Derrynamuck Carrownacon
Lough
Drummin
Killeen
Killeen Drummin Moher Bohaun
Moher
Bohaun
MA YO
Leenavesta
Leenavesta
Inishturk Cregganbaun MA YO Partry
Inishturk
Cregganbaun
Partry
Srah
Cuilmore
Cuilmore (An tSraith) Srah
(An tSraith)
Lough
Glennagashleeny
Ballygarries
Kinnadoohy Glennagashleeny Lough Ballygarries
Kinnadoohy
(Gleann na gCaislíní)
Inishdalla Famine Walk (Gleann na gCaislíní) Carra
Inishdalla
Famine Walk
S he eff r y
Carra
P a r t r y M o u n t a i n s
Memorial S he eff r y
Memorial
TAWNYARD
Dooaghtry DOOLOUGH
Toormakeady
Dooaghtry DOOLOUGH H i l l s H i l l s TAWNYARD Toormakeady Black Black
PASS
Knockglass
(Tuar Mhic Éadaigh)
INISHBOFIN
INISHBOFIN Mweelrea PASS (Tuar Mhic Éadaigh) Knockglass
Tawnyard
Mweelrea
ISLAND
ISLAND Davillaun DELPHI VALLEY Tawnyard P a r t r y M o u n t a i n s Lough Levally
Levally
Lough
Davillaun
Lough
Lough
DELPHI VALLEY
Bengorm
Mauntrasna
702m Bengorm Mauntrasna
702m
Mask Ballinrobe
Carrowmore
Bofin Bofin Aasleagh 673m 673m Mask Ballinrobe Carrowmore
Aasleagh
Bundorragh
Inishlyon
Inishlyon Bundorragh
Renvyle
Inishark Renvyle Gowlaun Plains of Eller tr in
Inishark
Plains of Eller tr in
Gowlaun
Ballinchalla
Mauntrasna
Mauntrasna
KILLARY HARBOUR
Cashleen KILLARY HARBOUR (Mám Trasna) LOUGHS MASK Ballinchalla
Cashleen
(Mám Trasna)
LOUGHS MASK
Ballylassa
& LEENANE Leenane
Tully Cross Lough & LEENANE Leenane Cullin Beg & NAFOOEY Ballylassa
Tully Cross
& NAFOOEY
Lough
KYLEMORE
KYLEMORE Fee Fee Cullin Beg Lough Finny Finny Barna Neale Kilmaine
Barna
Neale
Kilmaine
(Fionnaithe)
(Fionnaithe)
Lough
ABBEY
ABBEY Nafooey
Cleggan
Emlagh
Emlagh Cleggan Letterfrack Nafooey
Letterfrack
Kildun
Clonbur
Al Dubh Pass
Bohaun
Kylemore
Aughrus More
Knockroe
Aughrus More Kylemore Al Dubh Pass Bohaun Clonbur Kildun Cross Knockroe
(An Fhairche)
(An Fhairche)
Inagh
(Bothán)
(Bothán)
Inagh
Cross
Claddaghduff
Moyard CONNEMARA
Letterbreckanu
OMEY ISLAND
Mount Gable
OMEY ISLAND Claddaghduff Moyard CONNEMARA Letterbreckanu 669m Mount Gable
669m
CONG
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARK Benbaun Maumturk Mountains Kilmeelicken 418m 418m CONG
Benbaun
Kilmeelicken
MAUM
Brodullagh
Shrule
SKY ROAD 730m 730m (Béal Átha na MAUM Brodullagh Shrule
(Béal Átha na
SKY ROAD
Lough
mBreac)
(An Mám)
Streamstown The Twelve Bens Lough mBreac) (An Mám) Ballynalty
Ballynalty
Inagh
Inagh
Inishturk
Cornamona
Inishturk Kingstown Streamstown C o n n e m a r a Cornamona LOUGH
Kingstown
The Twelve Bens
LOUGH
Doolaun
(Corr na Móna)
(Corr na Móna) CORRIB Inish- Black Black Doolaun
Inish-
CORRIB
C o n n e m a r a
Maumturk Mountains
micatreer
CLIFDEN
CLIFDEN Claggan micatreer
Claggan
GAL W A Y
Errislannan
Errislannan Lettershea GAL W A Y (An Cloigeann) Farravaun Inchagoil
Lettershea
(An Cloigeann)
Inchagoil
Headford
Shanbally
Lough
Curhownagh Ballynahinch Maam Cross Farravaun Lough Shanbally Headford
Curhownagh
Maam Cross
Ballynahinch
Recess
(An Teach Dóite)
Lough
Ballinaboy
Ballinaboy Lough Recess (An Teach Dóite)
Corrib
Ballina
(Sraith Saileach)
Ballina (Sraith Saileach) Corrib Curraghmore
Curraghmore
Lough
Lough
Shindilla
Toombeola
Toombeola Shindilla
Ballyconneely
Oughterard
Ballyconneely Cushatrower Oughterard
Cushatrower
Cashel
Cashel
(An Caiseal)
(An Caiseal)
ACTIVITIES Below River valley at Delphi, named after Grecian Delphi by the Marquis of Sligo, see p177
Try some of the finest seafood in
the vibrant fishing port of Clifden
Take an exhilarating drive along
the Sky Road to the western tip of
Connemara
Walk round lovely Diamond Hill in
the Connemara National Park
Go on a boat trip out into fjord-like
Killary Harbour, or to Inishbofin Island,
a centre for traditional Irish music
Picnic, swim, walk or drive along
the shores of any of the region’s
lovely loughs
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