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.
Dinner At Renvyle House Hotel
Appetizers: Goat Cheese and Seafood Chowder. Main Courses: Irish Lamb and Grilled Turbot Dessert: Irish Cheese Plate and Raspberry Pie Like what you’ve read and interested in reading more? Subscribe to the WanderMom rss feed, follow me on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Information on traveling to Ireland with kids. Related Posts [catlist Read the Rest…
Connemara Secrets
I’m a sucker for stories of strong women in history particularly if the story involves a strong woman who was able to succeed in a man’s world long before the rights and privileges afforded to most women today (in the developed world at least) were available. Granuaile was such a woman. A pirate captain who Read the Rest…
Renvyle House Hotel Connemara
I was blown in the door of the Renvyle House Hotel by gale force winds and almost immediately tripped over two preschoolers playing tag in the lobby. I had to step quickly out of the way and only took a brief look at the surroundings before checking in. I’d been reading about the history of Read the Rest…
Recess Connemara Giant
When we stopped in Recess on the first day of our trip, we parked right by this sign. Of course we had to check out the actual item. In particular, my kids thought this was excellent: Personally, I thought this one was better: Although, the slab of Connemara marble in which it was placed was Read the Rest…
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…
Connemara National Park
This is the trail map for the Diamond Hill hike in Connemara, Ireland, one of the most unusual hikes we’ve ever done. The trailhead is at the entrance to the Connemara National Park visitor center in Letterfrack, Galway. The hike, with an elevation gain of 1,350 feet (400 meters), is an easy walk on the Read the Rest…
Crowdsourcing In Connemara
I spotted the sign above in the restroom at the Connemara National Park visitor center in Letterfrack, Ireland. The hand-written sign was obviously placed by the center management. The multiple translations added to the sign in many different hands gives a linguistic record of the nationalities of people who have visited the park since. Like Read the Rest…
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