Connemara Heritage & History Centre, Clifden Connemara 2018
Connemara Heritage & History Centre introduced by Martin Walsh in Lettershea, Clifden, Connemara 2018-09-15
Ireland’s Connemara Heritage & History Center: the story of Dan O'Hara
The Connemara Heritage Center is on a hill farm in the west of Ireland. It includes a farmstead B&B and the restored homestead of Dan O'Hara, the tenant farmer who was evicted and emigrated to the United States.
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The story of Dan O'Hara is legendary. Background music is the melody of the internationally-known ballad about Dan O'Hara.
Clifden County Galway - The Capital of Connemara - Ireland. We love Clifden Ireland #Galway
Clifden would be the main town in the Connemara region of Ireland. It has some of the best restaurants and great hotels and is an excellent base point to explore the wonders in the countryside around it.
Clifden is coastal town in County Galway ( Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. Clifden is usually referred to as the capital of the city because it is the largest town in the region.
This town in Connemara is always headed for when it comes to tourism because it is the first choice that people go for. From the different places of interest that one could visit in Clifden and around it, there is the Twelve Bens - sometimes referred to as Twelve Pins - which is a mountain range of sharp-peaked quartzite ranges located northeast of Roundstone in Connemara. Another touristic attraction in Clifden is Connemara National Park which is one of six national parks in the Republic of Ireland, there is also Sky Road which is a long drive along Clifden Road and Streamstown Bay with views of the Atlantic, Clifden Castle, coast-guard station, the islands of Inishturk and Turbot and the town. Adding to those, one could also visit the Inishbofin in Clifden which is a small island off the coast of Connemara, Slyne Head lighthouse, as well as the Derrygimlagh Bog which is a natural wilderness of blanket bog located 6 km south of Clifden and the site of the Alcock and Brown crash-landing and the Marconi transatlantic wireless station.
There are usually lots of different things for one to explore when it comes to travelling because people do not always follow the same rules and thus some might fall upon specific places which others didn't get the chance to pass by.
From those places which are considered more known for the people when it comes to the attractions of Clifden, there is Clifden Castle, Connemara Heritage and History Centre, the Whitethorn Gallery, Connemara National Park and Visitor Centre, the Station House Museum, and the Rifle-Sebastian Sculpture.
We believe that Connemara is a place of contrasts, colors, and wilderness - it might not only be about Clifden which is just one stop in Connemara, but it is about the place as a whole. In addition to Clifden, there are different other towns in Connemara which one could stop by and check (according to the attractions that might be found in every single one of them or even the activities that could be done there). These towns in Connemara include Oughterard, Maam, Recess, Roundstone, Cashel, Carna, Ballyconneely, Cleggan, Claddaghduff, Letterfrack, the Renvyle peninsula and Leenane.
Connemara in general is a place with a landscape that is magnificent and which mainly goes to its location as well as the harsh conditions that it might be passing through all year long. Speaking of Connemara in general and not just Clifden at this point, there are some beautiful places to go to in it such as the different beaches that it hosts, the Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden, the Omey Island Walk, as well as the Connemara National Park.
We didn't get the chance to pass by all those different towns and of course not all those attractions as well, but when we were in Clifden and took this footage back home with us, we were actually thrilled by the beauty of the place and the nature that the eyes are always settling on in the town.
There are different activities in Clifden that one could enjoy and which include cycling, mountain climbing, walking, hiking, pony riding, as well as those other water activities that could be performed and which include swimming, surfing, kayaking, and diving - if you chose the right time of the year to go to Clifden then you will enjoy getting into these activities and will also get the chance to enjoy the salty water, so always make sure you are heading to this place during the right time to enjoy as much activities as you can.
One good thing to enjoy while being in Clifden is the Clifden Farmer's Market in which traders and sellers come to the town of Clifden in order to sell their fresh produce to the public every Friday morning, so make sure to pass by this market and see what it holds out there for you.
Please do comment below if you have anything to suggest for our article what to do in Clifden Ireland. Some people have asked us Where is Clifden :-) Have tempted not to tell them! Keep it our secret! But that would not be too nice - we definitely want to explore more towns in Connemara - we want to see all we can in the region...so next visit! :-) Wait for other towns in Connemara which we will be visiting in the future to check what they carry inside for the tourists and what one could enjoy doing in every single one of them; scenes and activities.
Some of the best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. Clifden County Galway - The Capital of Connemara - Ireland. We love Clifden Ireland #Galway
Clifden, County Galway, Ireland - Clifden Connemara
At the beginning, it was all based on the idea of getting on trips every now and then with the kids to explore Ireland and see what our country has from hidden treasures and sharing those experiences with the people worldwide so that they could write down some destinations to check while being in the country.
Here we are this time on a trip to Clifden in county Galway in the region of Connemara, where we enjoyed the Dolphin beach which is a couple of miles outside Clifden, got the chance to see Clifden Castle, and eventually visited Alcock and Brown Marconi place.
We didn't get the chance to take a dip in the sea water - that would have taken a lot of time from our day and thus would have ruined the plan we had - but we enjoyed walking by the water and enjoyed the sun, and the kids also loved playing by the beach as well - actually everywhere in this area would be welcoming you with water, which was one of the most beautiful things about the trip.
For those who don't know, Clifden is a coastal town in county Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara and it is located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. Clifden is also considered the largest town in the region and thus whenever Connemara is mentioned, Clifden would be referred to it as its capital (
One of the highlights of Clifden is Clifden Castle and this was exactly where our second destination was. Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house located west of the town of Clifden which was built back in 1818 in the Gothic Revival style for John D'Arcy, the local landowner and the founder of Clifden. This castle faces south and overlooks Clifden Bay and its original features used to include a rounded tower to the southeast, a square tower and an entry tower with two round turrets. After the death of D'Arcy, the ownership passed from one person to the other - starting with his son - but eventually it all didn't go as well as he wished and everything brought the castle to the ruins we see today - but we should all agree that it still looks different and catchy from the outside.
The entry to this castle is through the gateway and this gateway could be seen from the Sky Road. Getting access into the gateway along a path that meanders across the hillside to the castle, you will spot the crazing cows, sheep and horses which are found on the grassland, even part of the castle ruins is now a cow pen - we have seen all these animals while walking to reach the castle.
Taking our break in the middle of the trip - you will also need to do that if you have gotten up early to start your day - we have been to a restaurant in order to have our lunch before we could go on and complete the rest of the trip by visiting the Alcock and Brown Marconi place.
Alcock and Brown Marconi is the first transatlantic flight that lands in Connemara and that was through a Vickers-Vimy biplane behind the Marconi wireless station at Derrigimlagh, which is 4 kilometres south of Clifden. The name of this place goes back to the two British airmen who were flying the plane and who were named: Captain John Alcock (the pilot) and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown (the navigator). As much as it was considered a different kind of trip, this achievement has earned those two airmen a £10,000 prize and a place in the aviation history (which is why we are talking about them right now).
When you spot that plane in the illustrated picture on the site, you will find that its nose is dipped and its tail is lifted and that happened because when Alcock recognized his destination and decided to land, he thought that he is gliding towards a level stretch of ground behind the station, so when the wheels landed it ran a short distance before it actually sank into the bog, but both the pilot and the navigator were safe.
There are other beautiful places which one could visit in Clifden other than those which we have been to, such as Connemara Heritage and History Centre, the Whitethorn Gallery, Connemara National Park Visitor Centre, Derrigimlagh Discovery Point, as well as the Station House Museum.
Generally speaking, we have been to other destinations in county Galway which we should mention: we have been to Oranmore Castle ( we have visited Turoe Pet Farm for the kids which they definitely enjoyed playing at ( and we have also enjoyed the road trip to Galway which we have been through while reaching Connemara at some point (
This was the trip to Clifden, Connemara, and the different stops we have made to check the place. Have you ever been to Clifden and have you ever visited any of these different destinations which we have been to? Share your experience with us!
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Clifden, Ireland
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List of Best Things to do in Clifden, Ireland.
The Point Equestrian Centre and Pony Trekking
Sky Road
Clifden Castle
Marconi Station
Alcock and Brown Landing Site
Mannin Bay Blueway
Connemara Heritage and History Centre
Aillebrack Green Coast Beach
Whitethorn Gallery
Clifden Station House Museum
Connemara, Galway, Ireland - Ireland Vacation in Galway
Connemara, Galway is the new destination to head for and this video is all about walking through the area, getting introduced to the different shops and restaurants which are located there and at the same time visiting some of the parks which are located there. We stayed in Clifden town in Galway - which is in the centre of Connemara.
Connemara is a cultural region in county Galway, Ireland and the most famous town in it is Clifden which is always referred to as the capital of Connemara for its size ( This area - Connemara - consists of west Galway, which is the part of the county west of Lough Corrib, contained by Killary Harbour, Galway Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean.
After saying goodbye to the apartment which we took in Connemara in order to enjoy the vacation we have been on, we went through the streets of the town and came across some of the places which we found suggested by those who have been there before, such as the Connemara Heritage and History Centre which is placed in Clifden, the Marconi Station in Clifden where the Alcock and Brown landing site is also located, there is the Clifden Castle, the Aughnanure Castle which is found in Oughterard, and other places which you could visit according to the place you are going to be staying at and which is close to you.
While walking through these different shops, we entered some and one of them got the attention of the kids who kept walking through the toys and even chose to buy a toy instead of getting ice cream - which was a tough decision to take but they eventually made their minds - adults were the ones to choose ice cream at that point and leave the kids for the toys.
We then moved forward with the trip to reach the national park in which we walked there, got inside the visitor centre and were introduced to all the different information that were written inside there and which were shown to us through different ways, like pictures and real examples and where we also got the chance to know more about the old stories of the witches and fairies. It was really interesting inside this visitor centre for the kids who were receiving different information in a more interesting and well-informing way.
Completing the journey we have started in Connemara, we then moved forward to reach all those other nature destinations which we fell in love with and loved the way we managed to take videos of - drone - before we headed to the next and final place which we were going to visit - the most important thing to mention here is the views which one will get while driving from one place to the other; we were enjoying the visit from every single possible angle.
The second park we visited during our trip to Connemara was more of climbing a hill to reach the top and see what it has to offer us. This was also interesting since one of the most famous things known about Connemara is its marble stone, which we managed to get across some on our walk through this hill. The whole thing was different and even the views we managed to collect on this trip were all very natural - we will never get over the photos we have taken and those videos we also brought back home with us.
There are lots of things which we discovered about Connemara, such as the fact that it carries some linguistics traditions as being one of the largest Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) regions that locals use on a daily basis. This will be interesting for those who want to learn this language or even want just to see how people are dealing with it - it is not that easy though. It is not just about the language which the people of Connemara are using, but there are actually lots of differences found in this region which are related to history as well as to their musical interests.
Tourists or visitors to the place - just like us - might not have that much time to learn a language, but they could enjoy listening to the way people talk and deal with one another and they will also get the chance to enjoy getting introduced to those different tastes in music and any other thing - and that's of course after passing by the cultural places and those historical destinations related to the touristic experience which they will be coming in the first place in order to have and know more about.
Since Connemara is part of Galway, it is important to mention that there are different other places which we have been to in Galway before, such as being to the Oranmore Castle ( being to Turoe Pet Farm which was more interesting for the kids ( as well as those beautiful scenes we got the chance to see on the road to Galway ( which was one of our favorite.
Have you ever visited Connemara before? What did you visit there and what is the one place you liked the most? Tell us more!
Connemara - The History of Kylemore Abbey
Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill's excellent book: History of Kylemore Castle and Abbey is available at: connemaragirlpublications.com
Haunting History of ~Clifden Castle~County Galway~ Ireland
Clifden is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay.
Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style,but went into decline during the Great Famine of 1845.The house fell into ruin and was stripped bare of anything that could be sold by the locals in order to feed themselves ...
The castle is said to be haunted by the spirits of the poor and deprived who sheltered in the castle grounds during the blight.
John D’Arcy died in 1839. At the time of his death, John’s ambition had been achieved. Clifden was then the headquarters for the coastguard and police force for the district. It had a bridewell and before long there would be a courthouse and workhouse. The town was thriving and the economic benefits to the region were becoming clear as more land in the neighbourhood was brought under cultivation and agricultural production increased to supply the growing market.
Throughout the years of the Great Famine, Clifden became the centre for administering relief in Connemara. The town witnessed many painful scenes during this time, as the streets filled with starving people desperately seeking work, food or charity, and when these were exhausted, access to the workhouse. Many houses in the town became tenements to house those who had abandoned their holdings so as to become eligible for relief, creating a breeding ground for cholera that reached epidemic proportion in 1849. When one takes in to account the inmates of the workhouse and the jail, Clifden was the only townland in the parish to show a sizable increase in population in the 1851 census.
The Famine affected all classes and ultimately caused the ruin of the D’Arcy family. Hyacinth D’Arcy, John’s son and heir, was forced to sell the town, along with the rest of the D’Arcy estates, in the 1850s. Thomas and Charles Eyre of Bath, England, eventually purchased the Clifden estate for £21,245. Representatives of the new landlords would live on at Clifden Castle until the close of the 19th century.
It took years to recover from the Great Famine and there was periodic crop failure and times of hardship in the years that followed.
Uninhabited after 1894 it fell into disrepair. In 1935, ownership passed to a group of tenants, who were to own it jointly, and it quickly became a ruin.
One of the interesting features of this property are the standing stones. D'Arcy had these stones erected to mimick other standing stones around Ireland. Today little remains of the house but its shell. You can walk through the house through an entrance through the back garden, as the front entrance is inaccessible because of a steep drop into the structure.
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Connemara Marble Workshop - Dublin, Ireland
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VIEW FROM DAN O' HARA'S HOMESTEAD at the CONNEMARA HERITAGE & HISTORY CENTRE, Lettershea, Clifden, Connemara.
Irish History- The Story Of Sophia Sturge & Letterfrack Basket Industry- 58 minute radio doc
This 58 mins radio documentary entitled
“Destitution Averted - Uncovering The Inspirational Story of Sophia Sturge’s Letterfrack Basket Industry & How It Helped An Impoverished Connemara Community”
- investigates the story of how a young English women named Sophia Sturge, who had no connection with Ireland, deliberately left her comfortable life in Birmingham, then came to the impoverished community of Letterfrack in Connemara in the 1880s, where she established a Basket Industry which trained and employed dozens of local men and women, thus greatly improving the quality of life of many poverty stricken families in the area. Ultimately this documentary celebrates a remarkable woman who gave selflessly of her time and energies to help others.
* To be downloaded for non-profit purposes only, in adherence with the universal truth- “What you do for yourself dies with you, what you do for others remains. It is immortal.”
** All songs and guitar music in doc are composed and performed by Cliff Wedgebury. © Cliff Wedgebury
The Extraordinary Life of Bina McLoughlin: Queen of Connemara
Bina McLoughlin’s colorful personality and seventy years of amazing successes is why she is a very notable woman in Irish history and legend. Bina was known as a land baron, shepherdess, entertainer, mystic, and a close friend of powerful French politicians. (one of whom she lived with for a time). However, that was not always so. Far from the brightly colored attire and life of privilege she enjoy in her later years, Bina was born in the in a tiny poverty strickened village on the outskirts of Maamturk ountains in 1929, to Peter Mcloughlin and Ann Joyce. Life was challenging and her sister Annie succumbed to the hardships and died early. Similarly her parents died young for their times.
Despite the poverty, war, and hardship around her, Bina dreamed big and used her golden tongue to dominant business and politics. Bina begain using her golden tongue to gain attention at local events. She then blended her skill with words with her astute understanding of business. Finally she added in some entrepreneurial skill. Then Bina McLoughlin became one the richest shepherdesses in the land, one of the most loved women, and one of the most feared witches in Connemara.
Road Trip Connemara Co Galway / Irish Dream BB
Ross errilly friary / Cong / Leenane / Rinvyle / Letterfrack / Diamond Hill / Cleggan / Clifden / Sky Road / Twelve Pins
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V95 - 3 Day trip to Clifden, Connemara, Galway in our VWT6 (pt4 of 4pts)
Hi Folks,
We headed to Clifden in Galway Connemara. We had to deal with a lot of rain when the rest of the countryside was basking in sunshine - typical! We had a look around Clifden town; headed to Kylemore Abbey; took a boat trip on Killary Fjord; spent some time on a beautiful beach and then headed to Galway before heading home.
Note: I'm practicing using Final Cut Pro hence some of the colours look strange. This is done deliberately using LUT's - I'm still learning hence to few cock ups...
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ES_Lucid Dreaming - Tommy Ljungberg
ES_Rain Trap - Majk Jutbo
ES_Upgrade To You - A P O L L O
ES_Reign - A P O L L O
ES_Clickbait - A P O L L O
ES_Then I Go - Damma Beatz
ES_The Sky Is A Choir - Polar Nights
ES_XoXo - Victor Lundberg
ES_Mellifera - They Dream By Day
ES_Reflections - Henrik Neesgaard
ES_Floating Away - Henrik Neesgaard
ES_Was This The Land Of Dreams - Henrik Neesgaard
ES_Childhood Memories - Henrik Neesgaard
ES_A Walk In The Clouds 3 - Gavin Luke
ES_Hopeful And Calm Piano - Merlean
Connemara Tour Guide, West of Ireland
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Connemara - The Great Famine
Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill's excellent book on the history of the Great Irish Famine in Connemara is now available at connemaragirlpublications.com
Dan O Hara's Cottage Connemara.avi
Dan O Hara's Cottage Connemara - a prefamine cottage which has been restored. Located at Connemara Heritage Centre. Guided tours for groups with turf cutting,breadmaking and other demonstrations.
Escape from Ireland: Story of Dan O'Hara
Irish Ghosthunters in Cong, Co. Mayo, Ireland, July 2010
During an overnight paranormal investigation at the Quiet Man Heritage Centre in Cong village, Tim and Keith are taking some emf readings in a corner of the building with some original Quiet Man artefacts. When the trifield meter gives high reading they are intrigued. What could be in that antique box that might result in such readings?
Cuaird na hOiche in the ancient setting of Caherconnell Stone Fort June 16th 2012
Cuaird na hOich traditional music concert featuring:
Chris Droney, Pat Costello, Oliver O'Connor, Michael O'Connell, Pat Broderick, Mickey Dunne, and Sean Nós dancer Emma O'Sullivan
Cuaird na hOich comes from the tradition of visiting neighbours homes for an evening of music, dance, and song.