Shannon Airport 1 hr 30
Lough Mask (33 min) Sizable lake with pastoral scenery & a popular fishing scene, especially for brown trout. Ballymacgibbon Cairn (5 min) The Guinness Tower (12 min) Corrib Cruises (9 min) Glengowla Mines, Oughterard (58 min) Tours of abandoned silver & lead mines on a farm, plus turf cutting & sheep herding demonstrations. Statue of John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara (8 min) Aughnanure Castle (1 hr 2) Preserved 16th-century fortress with gargantuan fireplaces and a watchtower you can climb. Inchagoill (34 min) Saint patrick Pigeon Hole Cave (11 min) Ireland’s School of Falconry (10 min) Hawk and owls Cong Heritage (8 min) Abbey, ruins, and history Glebe Stone Circle (9 min) Brigit's Garden & Café (56 min) Traditional teahouse ringed with pools, flowers & standing stones symbolising Celtic seasons. The Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop (8 min) Quaint reproduction house from the namesake film, plus set location tours & a souvenir shop. Western Way Trailhead (1 hr 20) Angling off a vast freshwater lake, plus hikes through a rugged landscape of hills, moors & bogs. |