Leenaun (Irish An Líonán - the filling pool), sometimes Leenane, is a village in County Galway. It is situated beside Ireland's only fjord, Killary Harbour, on the northern edge of Connemara and is on the route of the Western Way Long-distance trail.
Leenane is an angling resort and a key destination on the west coast for mountain climbers.
Leenaun was the setting for the movie, The Field, and of the play The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
With a loughside setting under the wooded lee of the Twelve Bens in Connemara, Kylemore looks for all the world like a moody Victorian painting and the 19th century castle has a story to match. Built as a romantic indulgence by Liverpool merchant ...
Westport Golf Club, which played host to the 2002 Smurfit Irish P.G.A. Championship, is a magnificent 18 hole parkland course with breath taking views of Croagh Patrick and Clew Bay.
A comfortable opening six holes allow the foundation of ...
Railway Lodge is an exceptional country home, in the heart of Western Ireland's Connemara mountainous region. It takes its name from the nearby disused Galway to Clifden railway which closed in 1936. It was 60 years later, in 1996, that the Lodge ...
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Set in the grounds of Ashford Castle, The Lodge at Ashford enjoys one of the most beautiful locations in Ireland, with views down Lough Corrib and, adding interest in the foreground, Lisloughrey Quay with small boats in the harbour and its old st ...
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