Guidebook for Kilcolgan

Sharon
Guidebook for Kilcolgan

Drinks & Nightlife

We consider this our local pub for its warm atmosphere. It also does delicious food and is home to the annual Clarinbridge Oyster Festival.
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Paddy Burkes Bar & Restaurant
Main Street
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We consider this our local pub for its warm atmosphere. It also does delicious food and is home to the annual Clarinbridge Oyster Festival.
Local beers, and proper old Irish pub interiors, this gets thumbs up for authenticity.
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Roadside Tavern Lisdoonvarna
Kincora Road
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Local beers, and proper old Irish pub interiors, this gets thumbs up for authenticity.
My husband swears this pub serves the best Guinness in Galway! Very atmospheric pub with traditional Irish music.
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Crane Bar
2 Sea Rd
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My husband swears this pub serves the best Guinness in Galway! Very atmospheric pub with traditional Irish music.
Variety of live music as well as comedy. Very cosy pub and well known for its "silent discos" ...
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Roisin Dubh Comedy
8 Dominick St Upper
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Variety of live music as well as comedy. Very cosy pub and well known for its "silent discos" ...
Very touristy but it's almost a required visit in Galway. Live traditional music every night. It's small, so it gets up close and personal quite quickly!
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Taaffes Pub
19 Shop St
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Very touristy but it's almost a required visit in Galway. Live traditional music every night. It's small, so it gets up close and personal quite quickly!
This is one of the more "local" bars in Galway, and not aimed at tourists. Follow your nose around the back to the parlour and beer garden...
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O'Connell's Bar
8 Eyre Square
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This is one of the more "local" bars in Galway, and not aimed at tourists. Follow your nose around the back to the parlour and beer garden...
Music, drink and food - perfect after a day cycling around the island.
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Joe Watty's Bar and Restaurant
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Music, drink and food - perfect after a day cycling around the island.
A cosy pub, with a great outdoor seating area located at the back of the building. The mussels are fantastic as well.
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Paddy Coynes Pub
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A cosy pub, with a great outdoor seating area located at the back of the building. The mussels are fantastic as well.

Food Scene

Moran's is world famous for its oysters, and it's set in a traditional cottage on the banks of Galway Bay. Definitely a must do if you like seafood.
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Moran's Oyster Cottage
The Weir
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Moran's is world famous for its oysters, and it's set in a traditional cottage on the banks of Galway Bay. Definitely a must do if you like seafood.
Take a walk along the Flaggy Shore and have some fresh seafood to finish up your day.
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Linnane's Lobster Bar
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Take a walk along the Flaggy Shore and have some fresh seafood to finish up your day.
A favourite with tourists and locals, this is a good place for pub grub and a hearty seafood chowder.
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Monks Ballyvaughan
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A favourite with tourists and locals, this is a good place for pub grub and a hearty seafood chowder.
One of our favourite restaurants. Open from 12-3 and 6 - 9, this place is a treat, but very worth it!
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Wild Honey Inn
Kincora Road
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One of our favourite restaurants. Open from 12-3 and 6 - 9, this place is a treat, but very worth it!
Excellent food and a lovely setting for a coffee or lunch.
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The Kings Head Kitchen
Spanish Parade
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Excellent food and a lovely setting for a coffee or lunch.
The cuisine is French, but the ingredients are Irish as they come. Some of the best Irish steaks & fish cooked for an incredible price here.
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Rouge Restaurant
38 Dominick St Lower
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The cuisine is French, but the ingredients are Irish as they come. Some of the best Irish steaks & fish cooked for an incredible price here.
Bustling pub and restaurant, love this place for the quality, service and variety. Top notch.
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Brasserie On The Corner
25 Eglinton Street
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Bustling pub and restaurant, love this place for the quality, service and variety. Top notch.
If you want to dispense with the "usual" cuisines, this is for you. Creole cuisine in the west of Ireland. Try the jambalaya or the catfish.
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Creole BBQ & Grill Restaurant
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If you want to dispense with the "usual" cuisines, this is for you. Creole cuisine in the west of Ireland. Try the jambalaya or the catfish.
Another nice bar and restaurant, the food here is more traditional Irish fayre, it has an extensive (yet consistently good) menu, so something for everyone.
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McSwiggans Restaurant & Café Bar
3 Eyre St
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Another nice bar and restaurant, the food here is more traditional Irish fayre, it has an extensive (yet consistently good) menu, so something for everyone.
Authentic Italian restaurant with nightly specials (pasta night, grill night) and consistent quality. Probably our most visited restaurant locally!
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Basilico
Main Street
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Authentic Italian restaurant with nightly specials (pasta night, grill night) and consistent quality. Probably our most visited restaurant locally!
Great food enroute (to or from) Connemara looking out onto Galway Bay.
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Pádraicíns Seafood Bar & Restaurant
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Great food enroute (to or from) Connemara looking out onto Galway Bay.

Sightseeing

Beautiful drives and limestone landscapes along the Wild Atlantic Way.
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Park Narodowy Burren
2 Church Street
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Beautiful drives and limestone landscapes along the Wild Atlantic Way.
Pretty Irish fishing village with cute shops, restaurants and cafés.
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Kinvarra
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Pretty Irish fishing village with cute shops, restaurants and cafés.
Take a stroll around this 16th century castle and breathe in the Atlantic sea air. (Entry fee to enter the castle. Banquet tickets also available).
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Zamek Dunguaire
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Take a stroll around this 16th century castle and breathe in the Atlantic sea air. (Entry fee to enter the castle. Banquet tickets also available).
Built over 5000 years ago, this portal tomb is the burial site for 16 people buried between 3800-3200BC. The capstone alone weighs 5 tonnes!
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Dolmen Poulnabrone
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Built over 5000 years ago, this portal tomb is the burial site for 16 people buried between 3800-3200BC. The capstone alone weighs 5 tonnes!
Walk along the wild Atlantic via limestone terraces. Great walk to work up an appetite!
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Flaggy Shore
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Walk along the wild Atlantic via limestone terraces. Great walk to work up an appetite!
View the famous cliffs from a different perspective - looking up from a boat!
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Cliffs of Moher Cruises
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View the famous cliffs from a different perspective - looking up from a boat!
203 metres high and one of our most famous attractions (as a result can be very busy). Entry fee to car park and interpretive centre: €6 per person.
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Klify Moheru
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203 metres high and one of our most famous attractions (as a result can be very busy). Entry fee to car park and interpretive centre: €6 per person.
Famous for its local stone, Liscannor is the starting point to a beautiful (free) walking trail to the Cliffs of Moher.
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Liscannor
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Famous for its local stone, Liscannor is the starting point to a beautiful (free) walking trail to the Cliffs of Moher.
Built on a former Viking fortification, this castle (early 1400s) is worth a see (entry fees apply). The adjoining folk park is a reconstructed Irish village. Banquets also available in the castle.
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Zamek Bunratty i Park Ludowy
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Built on a former Viking fortification, this castle (early 1400s) is worth a see (entry fees apply). The adjoining folk park is a reconstructed Irish village. Banquets also available in the castle.
One of, if not the most, spectacular scenic drives in Co. Clare.
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Black Head
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One of, if not the most, spectacular scenic drives in Co. Clare.
A good rainy day place to visit: you can travel 600m into these limestone caverns which were carved out by water 2 million years ago. (Entry fee applies)
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Jaskinia Aillwee
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A good rainy day place to visit: you can travel 600m into these limestone caverns which were carved out by water 2 million years ago. (Entry fee applies)
A particular favourite of mine because it's so rich in history, this dates back 1320. It suffered the wrath of Cromwell, but still stands as a keystone building in Galway today.
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St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church
Lombard Street
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A particular favourite of mine because it's so rich in history, this dates back 1320. It suffered the wrath of Cromwell, but still stands as a keystone building in Galway today.
A good rainy day location, and it's free! Exhibitions displaying Galway's history and heritage.
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Galway City Museum
Spanish Parade
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A good rainy day location, and it's free! Exhibitions displaying Galway's history and heritage.
Beautiful building aside, there are some lovely river walkways around the area. Would suggest taking the walkway before Wolfe Tone Bridge and walking along the river.
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Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja w Galway
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Beautiful building aside, there are some lovely river walkways around the area. Would suggest taking the walkway before Wolfe Tone Bridge and walking along the river.
Another nice walk is to stroll along the Claddagh, and continue out to Salthill Promenade. Wrap up well for the sea breeze!
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Claddagh Quay
Claddagh Quay
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Another nice walk is to stroll along the Claddagh, and continue out to Salthill Promenade. Wrap up well for the sea breeze!
The largest of the 2,000 year old stone forts on Inishmor, be careful if you decide to look over the edge...
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Dun Aonghasa
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The largest of the 2,000 year old stone forts on Inishmor, be careful if you decide to look over the edge...
19th century neo-Gothic mansion - now boarding school - looks over Kylemore Lake and is postcard perfect. (Entry fee to abbey and gardens applies).
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Opactwo Kylemore i Wiktoriański Ogród z Murami
Kylemore Abbey
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19th century neo-Gothic mansion - now boarding school - looks over Kylemore Lake and is postcard perfect. (Entry fee to abbey and gardens applies).
This is the most scenic road you can take in Connemara, so be sure not to miss it. Take in the scenery and watch out for wandering sheep!
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Sky Road
Sky Road
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This is the most scenic road you can take in Connemara, so be sure not to miss it. Take in the scenery and watch out for wandering sheep!
The centre here gives insight into the flora, fauna and geology of the area, as well as providing maps and trails. Good facilities for walkers.
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Park Narodowy Connemara
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The centre here gives insight into the flora, fauna and geology of the area, as well as providing maps and trails. Good facilities for walkers.

Everything Else

Who says you can't surf in Ireland? We have the best surf, and more importantly the Gulf Stream to warm us up! Check out surf schools on the promenade for a lesson.
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Plaża w Lahinch
Ennistymon Road
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Who says you can't surf in Ireland? We have the best surf, and more importantly the Gulf Stream to warm us up! Check out surf schools on the promenade for a lesson.
A popular location for potholing & undersea caves, it's also the ferry departure point to the Aran Islands.
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Doolin
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A popular location for potholing & undersea caves, it's also the ferry departure point to the Aran Islands.
Our home is only 45 minutes from Shannon Airport (M18).
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Shannon Airport
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Our home is only 45 minutes from Shannon Airport (M18).
Need to cut down to Kerry quickly? This 20 minute ferry to Killimor will save you a lot of driving time (pay on board).
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Shannon Ferries
N67
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Need to cut down to Kerry quickly? This 20 minute ferry to Killimor will save you a lot of driving time (pay on board).
Catch a ferry here to Inishmor (the largest island) or Inishmaan.
Rossaveel
Catch a ferry here to Inishmor (the largest island) or Inishmaan.
Once you land here, hire a bike, grab a map, and go exploring Inishmor. Even better yet, hire a pony and cart and be chauffeured, island style...
Kilronan
Once you land here, hire a bike, grab a map, and go exploring Inishmor. Even better yet, hire a pony and cart and be chauffeured, island style...

Arts & Culture

Wonderful book shop once voted Best Bookshop in Ireland - definitely worth whiling away some time browsing here!
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Charlie Byrne's Bookshop
Middle Street
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Wonderful book shop once voted Best Bookshop in Ireland - definitely worth whiling away some time browsing here!