Shannon Airport 1 hr 30
Glengowla Mines, Oughterard (58 min) Tours of abandoned silver & lead mines on a farm, plus turf cutting & sheep herding demonstrations. Inchagoill (34 min) Saint patrick Cong Heritage (9 min) Abbey, ruins, and history Ballymacgibbon Cairn (9 min) Ireland’s School of Falconry (11 min) Hawk and owls The Guinness Tower (12 min) Aughnanure Castle (1 hr 6) Preserved 16th-century fortress with gargantuan fireplaces and a watchtower you can climb. Western Way Trailhead (1 hr 20) Angling off a vast freshwater lake, plus hikes through a rugged landscape of hills, moors & bogs. Corrib Cruises (10 min) The Quiet Man Museum, Tours & Giftshop (9 min) Quaint reproduction house from the namesake film, plus set location tours & a souvenir shop. Glebe Stone Circle (6 min) Turin Castle (12 min) Lough Mask (29 min) Sizable lake with pastoral scenery & a popular fishing scene, especially for brown trout. Pigeon Hole Cave (12 min) Statue of John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara (9 min) |