A Windy Stop in Clifden Connemara Ireland
On a wet and windy April afternoon we stopped in Clifden, Co. Galway for lunch. It was so wet it was foggy. CAM joked that “the fog wasn’t really fog, it was because in Ireland the rain clouds are so heavy they’re almost on the ground”. But getting a little wet in the rain has Read the Rest…
Scenes From Connemara
Clifden in the rain. Renvyle House Hotel from across the bay. The world’s end: facing west on Omey Island. Related Posts Ireland With Kids First Stop Clifden Recess Connemara Giant Connemara National Park Crowdsourcing In Connemara Like what you’ve read? Subscribe for updates via RSS, Email, follow me on Twitter.
Irish Pub Food
Lunch at E.J. Kings in Clifden, Connemara in Ireland. You may have thought that Irish food was all about over-cooked vegetables and mashed potatoes. Well, it’s not. I found this type of meal, with fresh salad, homemade bread and smoked salmon, a standard menu offering in many of the places where we ate during our Read the Rest…
First Stop Clifden
We’d been told about the new motorway from Dublin to Galway, but I don’t think either of us actually believed that it would only take us two hours to cross Ireland from East to West. In fact, it was an extremely pleasant drive, and yes, we were navigating the (many) roundabouts on the outskirts of Read the Rest…
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