The Connemara Blog

Lots Of Events This Christmas In Connemara: We are really looking forward to this Christmas time in Connemara as there seems to be a lot of things going on all over the area. Clifden seems to be pulling all the stops out this year, starting when the Christmas lights are turned on by Ryan Tubridy….

Norahs Kitchen : Family Cooking To Take Away. We can highly recommend this great wholesome, tasty food. The perfect way to enjoy a night in during your holiday while also having an amazing meal, they have a great choice with a touch of the exotic. Here they explain a little about how Norahs Kitchen came…

How The Irish Invented Halloween   Halloween is a regular part of every child’s year nowadays. Its arrival during kids half term making it a popular excuse for groups of friends to roam their neighbourhood knocking on doors demanding goodies. Ireland has taken to the American style of Halloween to its heart and lots of…

It is hard to believe that it is 39 years since Connemara Sea Week was conceived as a celebration of all that is marine in the Letterfrack area. The sea is embedded in local culture, so why not celebrate this and all that is connected to it? The decision was made, a plan followed and…

Connemara National Park. Connemara National Park was first opened to the public in 1980. It was a fairly small at first and was based on land that belonged to the Kylemore Estate and the Letterfrack Industrial School. At this time many National Parks were being developed in Ireland to preserve the plants, animals and landscape…

Fire Horses, Omey Island Every now and then something happens in Connemara that is totally unexpected, highly unusual and full of surprises. Clifden Arts Week is a good time to encounter this sort of event. Given the rather wet and windy evening that the closing parade experienced this year the highlight of the festival had…

There is a long history of sailing and building traditional sailing boats along the Connemara coast and around Galway bay. Collectively known as hookers there are generally four types of Galway Hooker, all used for different purposes. The biggest is approximately 44 feet long and the smallest is approximately 24 feet long. The four boats…

Lake Monsters of Connemara: Connemara has a wild and rugged landscape with acres of bogland, mountains and hills and many, many lakes. In the general run of things the occupants of these lakes are assumed to be a few trout and salmon, the odd duck and an otter or two, but some have evidence to…

“Island Echoes” A day out on Omey Island was held on the 4th of June. A wonderful warm and sunny day greeted the crowds who crossed Omey Strand to join in. There was a mass, followed by some traditional music and dancing. There was tea and cake for everybody in Claddaghduff hall afterwards. Quite a…

The FootGolf Association of Ireland Heads to the World Cup in Orlando The FootGolf Association of Ireland is thrilled to announce Connemara Coastal Cottages as the official sponsor of the Irish national team for the upcoming FootGolf World Cup in Orlando. This partnership marks an exciting collaboration between two esteemed organisations and showcases the dedication…