Clifden and the Sky Road, Connemara's Atlantic edge

Nobody tells you how much smaller Clifden feels than you expect. After an hour and a bit driving west from Galway, through bog and granite and the…

Kylemore Abbey, Connemara: the history and how to visit

Kylemore Abbey is a Victorian castle in Connemara that a wealthy Manchester doctor built in the 1860s because he loved his wife and apparently had…

Day trips from Galway you should not skip

Galway is a great city in itself, but the reason most people choose it as a base is because the rest of the west of Ireland is a short drive away…