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I was very happy to be invited by the local walking group “The Omey Ramblers” to accompany them on a walk on Tully Mountain which is between Derryinver and Renvyle. We walked along the road from Derryinver Quay along the side of Tully Mountain to a small village called Letter and then headed straight up…
A great walk in Connemara, along the famine road by the edge of the Killary to Leenane. We started at Rosroe pier and ended up in Leenane village, a very scenic and interesting walk of about 14k The road was built in during the famine to provide work. You need to have two cars to…
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 the hotel kitchen to add to their already impressive menu. There are lots of walks…
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 Mannin Bay, near Ballyconneely. The walk starts at the Connemara Sands Hotel and follows the …
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 to have a day off school and build snowmen for the first time. The sun…
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 a few just to brighten the day.There is a useful book by a local author…
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 sunset, it takes place some time after 11 pm, and the light never really leaves…
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 on Kylemore lough, and she has won a weekend in one of our cottages. We…
A Complete Website Re-Build: As we are constantly trying to provide a better service to all our customers we are delighted to announce that we have completely rebuilt our website to a modern look and function which makes it easier to find the holiday cottage to make your holiday the best you ever had. Hopefully…
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