Attractions : West / Northwest Ireland
The west coast is 'a rugged and most beautiful place that touches your
soul and breaks your heart to leave behind'. It is truly a place of
natural beauty and vibrant culture .....
Galway City
Galway, the largest county in Connaught, is celebrated in song and story throughout the world and takes centre stage on Ireland's western seaboard. A spectacularly beautiful county, it is a medley of contrasts - the wildest and remotest of countryside teamed with one of Europe's most vibrant and popular cities. Drawn as if by a magnet, visitors come again and again, captivated by this most special of Irish counties.
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The Cliffs of Moher
The Cliffs are 8kms long 214 m high, it is here that one can most easily get a fell for the wildness of the terrain over which the Celts wandered, for although they built imposing Castles, very often they preferred the outdoor nomadic life and the hunt. The tower was built by Cornelius O'Brien, a descendant of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland, and the O'Briens of Bunratty Castle as an observation point for the hundreds of tourists who even visited the Cliffs. From here one can easily view the Cliffs, the Aran Islands, and Galway Bay as well as the Twelve Pins and the Maum Turk mountains to the North in Connemara and Loop Head to the South
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William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin on the 13th of June 1865, the son of John Butler Yeats, barrister turned portrait painter, and Susan Pollexfen, daughter of a wealthy (mills and shipping) Sligo family. Yeats's early years were spent between Dublin, London, and Sligo, attending schools in London and Dublin before entering the Metropolitan School of Art. A vist to Sligo would not be complete without visiting The Yeats Memorial Building centrally located on Hyde Bridge, in Sligo Town Centre.
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The Burren Centre
Discover the unique magic of the Burren Region in 'A Walk Through Time' at the new Burren Centre. The new visitor centre lies at the heart of the historic village of Kilfenora. It boasts a fantastic new exhibition, audio visual film theatre, local craft shop and tea room.
The visitor can explore the mysteries of The Burren the story of the flora, fauna, archaeology, geology, legends and natural history of this magnificent limestone region.
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Related Links
www.irelandwest.ie
www.discoverireland.ie/northwest.aspx
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