Shannon Airport 1 hr 48
Western Way Trailhead (39 min) Angling off a vast freshwater lake, plus hikes through a rugged landscape of hills, moors & bogs. Loch Na Fooey (28 min) Lake and volcano Glengowla Mines, Oughterard (17 min) Tours of abandoned silver & lead mines on a farm, plus turf cutting & sheep herding demonstrations. Maumturks (5 min) Connemara mountain range featuring several picturesque, low peaks with hiking & climbing. The Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop (32 min) Quaint reproduction house from the namesake film, plus set location tours & a souvenir shop. Quiet Man Bridge (12 min) Castlekirk (13 min) Castle and history Inchagoill (29 min) Saint patrick Twelve Bens (26 min) Mountain range featuring sharp-peaked quartzite summits & ridges with hiking & protected areas. Cong Heritage (31 min) Abbey, ruins, and history Ireland’s School of Falconry (36 min) Hawk and owls Lough Inagh (19 min) Lake and salmon Curraghduff Farm (34 min) Aughnanure Castle (25 min) Preserved 16th-century fortress with gargantuan fireplaces and a watchtower you can climb. |