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Family run pub, now in its 3rd generation of the King family. Renowned for its cosy snug at the front and of course its lovely pint of the “black stuff.

Our food is all homemade, and our friendly staff welcome locals and visitors alike. And when it comes to evening entertainment Griffin’s is where the music is great, from traditional Irish to Country to straight-ahead Rock – and the craic is always mighty! A must for every visitor to Clifden and Connemara! Large Heated Beer Garden with Big-screen TV Fully Air-conditioned Pool Table 4 Large TV Screens with Sky Sports HD and Big Screen in Back Bary Traditional Music 7 nights a week Lunch Served Daily Mon-Thurs 10-4pm, Fri 10-5pm

Welcome to Foyle’s Hotel Connemara is becoming the premier location for activity holidays with it’s unique and diverse landscape, ideal for walking, cycling, and hiking.The ideal family holiday location. Foyle’s Hotel Clifden, Connemara’s longest established hotel, situated in the picturesque town of Clifden, has been owned and managed by the Foyle family for nearly a century. This impressive building, which has played host to many famous personalities over the years, has recently been redesigned to the highest modern standards, yet retains much of its old charm and atmosphere. Foyles Hotel Clifden is the ideal central point from which to explore Connemara and enjoy the many amenities it has to offer. The 18-hole championship golf course is 15 minutes drive from the hotel, with a beautiful sandy beach running alongside the course. Deep sea fishing is available from Clifden Harbour and arrangements can be made for fresh water fishing and also for horse riding. We have secure off street parking at the rear of the Hotel.

Maam Cross railway station on the erstwhile Galway to Clifden branch of the former Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland is set to see trains again after over eighty years of disuse. The derelict station standing on 8.5 acres has been acquired by a not for profit company limited by guarantee – MGWR (2017) DAC with a view to its restoration in the Connemara wilderness. The Promoters vision is to recreate a snapshot of the west of Ireland country railway, complete with track and heritage trains – a working railway experience, drawing on early to mid-twentieth century themes of emigration, conflict, rural life, and of course ‘The Quiet Man’ which was filmed in the surrounding savage beauty of Connemara. Maam Cross station opened in July 1895 to serve the vast hinterland of the Maam Valley and Joyce Country to the North, and Carna, Rosmuc, in  South Connemara. The Clifden extension , of which it was one of the intermediate stations, was one of what were known as the Balfour Lines – built with government assistance to open up the remote far west of Ireland and stimulate economic activity – in the so called  ‘Congested Districts’. In 1925, like most railways […]

Emilia Zawadzka-Waligorska is now the proud owner of ‘The Connemara Florist’. Since her first visit to Connemara, it has held a special place in her heart. Having extensive gained experience in the Netherlands, Poland and Ireland, she could not pass up the chance to bring her floral creativity to a region that she loves. Emilia’s floral creations will enhance any occasion. With fresh flowers and house plants delivered, from Holland, two times a week, there are always beautiful flowers in the shop. If you need something special, please visit the shop, phone on (095) 21565, e-mail on [email protected], or send us a message on Facebook.

Beautiful flowers available all through Clifden and Connemara area. Flowers for every occasion such as wedding, birthday, anniversary, special event, funeral and much more.

Welcome to Humdinger Digital We are a digital agency based in Galway, providing our clients with top quality websites, e-commerce solutions, mobile apps and digital marketing services. We build websites that are Search Engine Friendly and simple to navigate. We offer excellent value for money and superb ongoing help & support. Our Services:  E-COMMERCE Having an e-commerce arm to your business can give you a great competitive advantage. WEBSITES We specialise in creating attractive, easy-to-use, Search Engine friendly websites that work for your business. MOBILE APPS We offer professional apps that are uniquely designed and tailor-made for your business.   Digital Marketing Get a bespoke & complete digital marketing service for your business.

LOVE CONNEMARA COTTAGES offer the largest selection  of quality self catering accommodation in the Connemara region. Ranging from traditional countryside cottages to modern apartments and contemporary properties, we have something for every budget. You can select from a range of seaside cottages, town centre apartments, countryside cottages and hidden hideaways. Every property on this website has been visited by our team to ensure that we only offer the visitor the highest quality properties in the Connemara area.  Our website will provide you with an in-depth description and professional imagery of each property and its location. You will also find extensive information about the Connemara area, its towns and villages, area highlights, things to do and lots of holiday ideas for visitors of all ages.

The Ardagh Hotel is a long established, family owned and managed 20 bedroom boutique hotel on the edge of the beautiful Ardbear bay. Each of the Ardagh’s well-furnished rooms has its own unique charm, with many overlooking the bay and some over our gardens. Perched well above the sea, the multi award-winning Ardagh Restaurant serves the finest locally caught seafood, home grown & Irish farm produce. Together they provide some of the most serene and stunning views of the Wild Irish Atlantic and the Connemara landscape. Your host and hostess at The Ardagh Hotel & Restaurant are Stéphane and Monique Bauvet.

We are accountants who focus on helping our clients make profits and collect them. We focus on making sure your business is properly set up legally (company, partnership, sole trader), we calculate your daily breakeven figure so that you know the difference between being busy and making money. We will train you in the areas of staff, websites, sales training and understanding accounts so that your business has a chance to deal with qualified customers that only want to spend with you. Overall, we encourage you, if needed, make changes that allow you run the business rather than you being a slave to it. Essentially, every morning you should be looking forward to the day ahead.

With over 30+ years experience, we’re a traditional style butchers whose aim first and foremost is to please all of our customers by providing a quality service and first-class produce. Being a traditional style butchers means having dealt with and continuing to deal with carcasses. This involves taking the whole animal and breaking it down in a cultivated and skilled method into the perfect cuts. This process allows us to examine the texture and smell of each cut ensuring our customers are always receiving a high-class quality product. We believe in working as a team with our suppliers so we can deliver the best possible service.

Conn O’Mara was born in 2001. A friendly chap who enjoys life. With Conn the glass is always half full. Life is grand even when he is being chased by a cloud of Midges. He is happiest running through the mountains or beaches of Connemara usually in the company of his trusted sheep Seamus. So keep a lookout for him when you are out and about and if you do meet him his big smile will be sure to remind you that life is grand in Connemara

Clifden Pharmacy & Photographic Centre

Buttermilk Lodge is a warm and friendly home away from home. Purpose-built for modern comfort on a quiet and sheltered hillside, we’re just a 400 meter (5 minute) walk to Clifden Town, the capital of Connemara. You can park your car in our paved car park and walk to town. There is private safe parking for motorbikes and bicycles to the rear of the house. Buttermilk Lodge is registered with Fáilte Ireland as a 3-Star Guesthouse (similar in standards to a 3 Star Hotel). We have been listed in several guides and have received numerous awards. Our guesthouse offers: All the comforts of home: Hotel Standards at B&B prices! A smoke-free home Excellent freshly cooked breakfasts from an extensive menu and home baking Complimentary tea, coffee and homemade cake on arrival A computer for guests’ use with high speed internet access and printer WiFi broadband internet throughout the house Multi-channel TVs Ample parking and just a 5 minute walk to town Guest lounge with real turf fire, accessible to guests at all times, with complimentary tea & coffee facilities, original art, books, games, etc. Early breakfasts, packed lunches and laundry service all available 2017 : Open February 17 to October […]

If you’re looking for vacation rentals in Ireland then please feel free to browse our four luxury properties located in the West of Ireland. Connemara Rentals is a family-run business providing a unique and luxurious experience in self-catering holidays and vacation rental properties. We have had many visitors from the US, Canada and the Americas over the years and have been privileged to have them stay at one of our homes. We have three homes to choose from and you can view them best by choosing from the images above. Hope to see you soon and please don’t hesitate to make contact if you have any questions at all. We live close by our holiday properties and are on hand to meet you when you arrive, to ensure you get settled in. Our aim is to provide a luxurious home away from home. When you arrive you will find the house fully set up, warm and cosy with fires lighting, and a welcome pack. The bedrooms and bathrooms are presented like hotel rooms with crisp white linen, towels and toiletries. We also provide a comprehensive information folder, with details of local amenities, services, maps and walking guides. Being in the […]

Welcome to Clifden, Connemara! For a night or two—or even longer—share the comfort and charm of living in our historical Georgian country house and gardens, just beyond the town centre of Clifden, market town and capital of Connemara. Enjoy the elegance, the slowed-down style and cosy warmth, plus all the benefits of modern conveniences, like en-suite bathrooms, orthopaedic mattresses, renovated bedrooms, tea and coffee facilities, and free WiFi throughout the premises.

Located on Main Street in the heart of Clifden, Guy’s Bar has been welcoming visitors to Connemara for over a century. The bar is a great place to relax beside turf fires and enjoy the company of friends or strangers, young and old. The bar is made of small intimate traditional Snugs, and corners, and whether it be on cold winter’s day or hot summer’s evening, the bar is the perfect setting for an evening meal out, coffees with a friend, or part of a great day out with the family.

We pride ourselves on our spirited, enthusiastic and friendly staff who take the time, to spend the time, with each and every customer. Moran’s Pharmacy is small enough to be personal, experienced enough to be professional, and large enough to be competitive. Finally, our product promise to customers is: if we don’t have it in store, we’ll order it for you!

Welcome to GANNON SPORTS, your leading sports retail store in County Galway. As official INTERSPORT store in County Galway our philosophy is simple. The more you enjoy doing something, the more you do it. So we help you get the equipment that gives you maximum enjoyment. That is how INTERSPORT brings Sport to the People and we bring sports to County Galway.

The perfect way to explore and discover Connemara! No mountain too high, no road too long. Explore Connemara effortlessly using one of Bike Electric Connemara’s fleet of bikes..

Martin & Nora and their family run a hill farm in the heart of Connemara. In 1992 they diversified into agri tourism and at the Heritage Centre the family share the history, heritage, culture & traditions of the Connemara.  The farm has cattle, sheep and the world famous Connemara Ponies with a few friendly donkeys & chickens. The centre is based around the restored prefamine cottage of Dan O’ Hara who was forced to emigrate in the 1840’s when he was evicted from his home. Guided tours are both entertaining & educational and offer demonstrations of traditional farming activities such as turf cutting, sheep herding, soda bread making on the open fire and other activities & games. Tours are suitable for student groups, school  tours, active retired, coach tours, corporate or incentive groups The audio visual introduces Dan O’Hara’s Story & the history of the area. The history & artefacts room has articles and displays on Connemara through the Ages and many items of historical and cultural interest. Other items of interest at the Centre include reconstructions of a crannog, ringfort & clochaun. Our restaurant is ideal for morning coffee, afternoon tea or lunch stops. There is also a craft […]

A credit union is a group of people who save together and lend to each other at a fair and reasonable rate of interest. Credit unions offer members the chance to have control over their own finances by making their own savings work for them. Every credit union is owned by the members — the people who save and borrow with it — people like you. When you become a member and start saving with your credit union you will have access to fair and reasonable rates on savings and loans. Your savings contribute to your credit union’s loan fund. So your savings are helping other members. Members like you. A credit union exists only to serve its members — not to profit from their needs. Surplus income generated is returned to the members by way of a dividend an/or is directed to improved or additional services required by the members. Credit unions are non-sectarian and non-political, and continue that Irish tradition of co-operative self help. It has been shown throughout history that by working together people can achieve far more through co-operation than by individual effort. The success of the credit union movements worldwide is a clear illustration of […]

Ballynahinch Castle Hotel is one of the finest luxury castle hotels in Ireland. Voted number one in Ireland by Condé Nast readers. Set in a private 450 acre estate of woodland, rivers and walks in the heart of Connemara Co. Galway. This authentic and unpretentious Castle Hotel stands proudly overlooking its famous salmon fishery, with a backdrop of the beautiful 12 Bens Mountain range. Ballynahinch Castle Hotel is the perfect base for a touring or activity break or simply relaxing. Expert guides are available to assist in every activity, on the sea, the mountains, rivers and trails or in the library exploring the rich culture of this spectacular region.

Welcome to Mannions Bar & Restaurant Mannion’s Bar is one of Clifden’s longest established family-run bar and restaurants, serving food daily from 12 to 9pm and specialising in locally sourced seafood. Try our fresh Seafood Chowder, Connemara Smoked Salmon, Killary Mussels or Traditional Fish & Chips. If fish is not your dish, we are also famous for our Connemara Lamb Irish Stew and fresh 100% Irish Beef Burgers.

With over 444 stations across the country, Topaz is Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience brand, and we’re growing every year. We at Topaz are committed to change for the better, where standards in service, convenience and quality, alongside our responsibility to the environment, are paramount. Topaz. That’s better.

Voted Best Links Course in Connaught 2016 by Golfers Guide to Ireland, this 27 holes Championship Links course situated along the majestic west coast of Connemara, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and 12 Bens Mountain range was designed by Eddie Hackett and opened in June 1973. This beautiful isolated links course is a testament to the vision of her founders and in the short years since, it has become established as one of the finest in the country and plays host to the longest running Pro-Am in Ireland. A truly natural links with the unique addition of a rugged, rocky landscape with breathtaking view on every hole is a challenge to all. An additional 9 holes designed by Eddie Hackett and Tom Craddock were introduced in 2000. A true gem to be discovered and enjoyed, this is not only the highest ranked course in Galway but also the only links course and played host to The Irish Amateur Close Championship in 2013.

E.J’s was established over 100 years ago as a public house run by members of the King family. Offering a range of dining experiences, E.J’s can be the ideal venue for a quiet leisurely drink,or a cosy lunch before exploring the many attractions of Connemara and finish the day with an intimate dinner followed by a lively music session amongst friends.

For the past six generations we have prided ourselves on supplying the best quality products and services to our customers. Steeped in tradition, Stanleys shop originally opened in 1824 and we have been here ever since. We cater for a wide range of tastes and products, supplying the best quality knitwear and wool products on the market today including menswear; exclusive ladies wear, outdoor clothing and sportswear. Our expert team are on hand in the shop delivering a bespoke traditional shopping experience. So if you are on a day trip, or and extended stay or resident in Clifden or the local area, do drop in and say hello.

Representing artists in Connemara since opening in 1988, The Lavelle Art Gallery is situated in a two-storey yellow townhouse on the Main Street that has been in the Lavelle family for six generations. It houses an eclectic and vibrant collection of Irish and International artists, who are drawn to work in this region of outstanding natural beauty and heritage.

Prendergast Antiques is located on Market Street, beside the library. For that unique gift or special piece for your home why not visit our shop in Clifden and view our extensive collection of antique furniture, silver, ceramics, collectibles, antique and reproduction glassware, prints, and mirrors.

Jasmine Garden offers authentic Chinese cuisine at reasonable prices. Experienced head chef Raymond Wong brings to you delicious Chinese dishes with that ‘homemade’ taste that will be sure to please all patrons. The restaurant has two spacious dining rooms which are tastefully decorated with exotic pieces of Chinese furniture to create that special ambience. Takeaway and Delivery Service Open 7 Days Weekdays 5:30-11:30pm Weekends 5:30pm till late  

Lowry’s Sweater & Gift Shop is a family run store carrying a large selection of Irish made goods. We stock Traditional & Designer Sweaters & regular sweaters @ low to mid range prices. We stock rain wear,hats,caps & accessories,rugby & t-shirts etc

Don’t just go Fishing ……. Go Bluewater Fishing! Skipper John Brittain has over 20 years experience. Tackle hire available, Groups, Individuals, Experts, Beginners, All welcome for a great day out.

ESB trained contractor with 25 years experience. Domestic, Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural Installation, Repairs & Maintenance. Safe Elec and Insured. Whether it’s a new build,refurbishment,extension,attic conversion or simply an extra light or socket ,we will complete the job on time and without fuss !

Whistlestop first opened in Clifden, Co. Galway in 2000 and is now located on Market Street in the centre of the town. Inside our bright and airy shop you will find a large selection of gifts, home furnishings, garden products, ceramics, glassware, baby gifts and jewellery.

Mitchell’s Restaurant is run by a husband and wife team Kay and JJ Mitchell. It is located in the seaside town of Clifden, Connemara and is housed in a turn of the century building with an emphasis on stone and wood. This restaurant has two floors with open fires on both, which offers a cosy feel and an ambiance that enhances any dining experience. Since opening in 1991, we have prided ourselves on using the best local produce. Most of our fish is locally sourced and is brought to our doorstep by the local fishermen on a daily basis. Even though our speciality is seafood we have plenty of other options from meat to vegetarian dishes. We can seat up to 75 people in our restaurant and we are recommended by all the major food guides including Georgina Campbell and the Bridgestone Guide, and we have been members of the prestigious BIM Seafood Circle for the past number of years.

Walsh’s Bakery was founded in 1953 by Tom Walsh. He married his wife, Una, soon thereafter. Their seven children grew up helping in the bakery and shop. The Walsh family baking tradition is now carried on by their son, Cathal, with his wife, Joan, and daughter, Róisín. Open year round, Walsh’s Café and Cake Shop are abuzz with locals and tourists enjoying handcrafted sandwiches, hot meals, gourmet coffees & teas and, of course, the many scrumptiously yummy breads, cakes and pastries created in the bakery.

Siobhan’s House, Home & More is located on The Westport Rd, Clifden. We offer a wide range of household products including bedding, kithenware, cleaning products as well as a beautiful range of gifts, an extensive pet section and a beautiful grave section. We have everything you could need to make your house a home. Pop in and take a look around and every day we have special offers. Join us on Facebook and Instagram.

The Abbeyglen Castle Hotel is located on the aptly named Sky Road overlooking the quaint alpine like village of Clifden, Connemara. This historical Castle welcomes you with luxury accommodation. Its warmly lit entrance hall and crackling open fires make guests feel instantly at home. The hotel boasts nine luxury suites offering comfort and style. And its restaurant is rewarded Two Rosettes from the AA for its gourmet food and fine wines. During your stay you might like to do an excursion to some of the local islands that this breathtaking area has to offer or explore the local villages, tour the glorious countryside or enjoy a round of golf or a game of tennis. Pamper yourself in the new Beauty and Relaxation Centre or simply relax with a ‘Connemara Special‘ in our residents lounge. While Abbeyglen is completely in its own private grounds surrounded by trees and hills with spectacular views of the Twelve Bens Mountains as well as views of the sea, it is still only a 6 minute walk from the castle to the bustling village of Clifden, where you can enjoy fantastic shopping, lively little pubs and meet friendly locals.

We are  called All Things Connemara which primarily is a retail shop bringing together Products, Services and Activities which showcase and promote Connemara’s beautiful heritage and community when we say heritage we mean Past, Present and Future.

A collection of Jewellery styles from Contemporary, Celtic, Vintage, Organic and much more. We source natural stones from all over the world to bring you an amazing variety of shapes and colours, from Druzy quartz, Spectrolite, Topaz, Peridot, Opal, Saphire, Diamonds and of Course our famous Connemara Marble Collection and lots more. We now offer a custom wedding and Engagement ring service which is very popular. Call in the next time you are passing and you will be amazed at all the different collections we have.

King’s Paper & Gift Shop is a friendly family run business in the heart of Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland. Our customers are locals and visitors alike and we have lots of products and services to cater for our many customers. With the help of our staff we aim to provide a friendly and helpful service. We are happy to offer suggestions on gift ideas. If we don’t have what you need we will try to get it for you. Our staff will always go the extra mile for our customers. We offer a huge range of products from toys to cards and gifts to stationery. You can also pay your bills and get your Lotto tickets here. For everything you need come to King’s Paper & Gift Shop, Main st. Clifden.