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Ballynahinch Castle is located in the Connemara Region of County Galway, Ireland, [5] It lies close to the N59 road between Galway and Clifden, and on the southern shore of Lake Ballynahinch. [ 6 ] set in an area of ancient woodland surrounded by mountains, lakes and bogland . [ 7 ]
The house was sold before the Irish War of Independence to surgeon, poet, novelist and senator Oliver St. John Gogarty. [4] It was burned to the ground during the Irish Civil War in 1923 by the anti-Treaty IRA, as were many other homes of Irish Free State supporters. The house was rebuilt by Gogarty as a hotel in the 1930s. [citation needed]
Classiebawn Castle is a country house built for the 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784–1865) on what was formerly a 4,000-hectare (10,000-acre) estate on the Mullaghmore Peninsula near the village of Cliffoney, County Sligo, in the Republic of Ireland. [1] The current castle was largely built in the late 19th century.
Connemara (/ ˌ k ɒ n ɪ ˈ m ɑːr ə / KON-ih-MAR-ə; Irish: Conamara [ˌkʊnˠəˈmˠaɾˠə]) [1] is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish -speaking Gaeltacht , which is a key part of the ...
An Fhairche (locally An Fháirthí), or Clonbur in English, [1] is a Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The village of Clonbur sits between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask . Two kilometres to the west rises Mount Gable where, according to legend, the hordes of Firbolg gathered on the hilltop before their clash with the Tuatha ...
Camus or Camas is a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht of County Galway, Ireland.It is between Casla and An Teach Dóite, and is divided into Camas Uachtair and Camas Íochtair, as well as several other townlands, such as Scríob, Gleann Trasna, Leitir Móir, and Doire Bhainbh.
Clifden (Irish: An Clochán, meaning "stepping stones" [2]: 14 ) is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara".
Ballyconneely (Irish: Baile Conaola, meaning 'Conneelys' village'. Archaic name Baile 'ic Conghaile') is a village and small ribbon development in west Connemara , County Galway Ireland. Name