County Galway Travel Forum

hi we will be visiting Galway County during april, staying 5 days in all. we will be staying in oughterard.
our itinerary is as follows
1st day: arrive at oughterard, we'll do some walking around then go to a pub
2nd day: Aughnanure Castle and hire a boat (can anyone tell me if it is possible to hire a boat and go on inchgoill island without a boatman?)
3rd day: boat trip from Cong
4th day: Connemara
5th day: Galway City

could you please tell me if there are other interesting places to visit, which can be visited in a day?
any idea where one can go for lucnh, a restaurant offering both seafood and meat dishes in the connemara area?
thank you

your boat trip from cong, if it is trhe lake one, won't take all day.

plus galway really needs a full day.

Cong is good for restaurants, although a little pricey.

If you into fine dining, then you can't beat ashford castle in Cong.

ah connemara! i was there a while back, bring a raincoat! i will get a page up eventually! good luck in ireland and i hope you really enjoy it!!
cathy xx

A nice restaurant with great food in Connemara is DERRYCLARE in Clifden (in a yellow building at the main square).

Another nice day trip from Galway is Inishmore (Aran Islands) definitely. Take the morning ferry, rent a bicycle and explore the island before taking the last ferry back.

Enjoy!
Sabs

hi I wouldnt advice you to take a boat on ur own-the lake can be dangerous if you dont know it-speaking from experience. even people that know lough corrib have had to be rescued after they hit rocks etc. other than that you will have a great time

nigel

If you can hire a car try go down to the south of Galway, on the Clare border, this is known as the Burren and has landscape that you will see nowhere else.
www.burren-tours.com