The Connemara Blog

Ballynahinch Castle are refurbishing their walled garden which is in the grounds of the Hotel. The walls of the garden have been completely rebuilt and new beds laid for a kitchen garden and and ornamental one. The produce will supply…

There is a small walking group called "Tuesday Trekkers" who walk in Connemara every week  and take advantage of the huge variety of walks in the area. Last Tuesday turned out to be exceptional weather-wise for the walk along side…

Connemara has shared the same cold blast that everyone else had, however because it came from the east we got it later than everyone else.  Connemara was briefly turned into a beautiful snowscape and a whole generation of kids got…

It is hard to believe that in a few short weeks the first spring flowers will start blooming again and hopefully the weather will warm up. Connemara is known for its huge variety and number of wild flowers, here are…

We went for a stroll on the beautiful Glassillaun Beach Renvyle today, the light was crystal clear in the cold air, and a few of the brave were swimming. Who would think it was Christmas time?

The winter solstice is finally here and it is all downhill until the summer. Just to show you what a difference it makes here are two photos, one of midsummer and taken on the shortest day. This is the midsummer…

As you may have seen on our Facebook page we have been running a photo competition for the last few weeks, and have finally come up with a winning entry. The winner is Alice D’Ambros with a photo of Boats…