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- Achill Sound Holiday Village No 11
- Achill Sound Holiday Village No.7
- Achill Sound Holiday Village No.9
- Allaghee Mor Holiday Home
- An Caladh Spáinneach
- An Searrach Holiday Home
- Angelas Farmhouse Beara
- Atlantic View Holiday Home
- Aughrim Holiday Village
- Ballybunion Holiday Cottage No. 10
- Ballybunion Holiday Cottage No.21
- Ballybunion Holiday Cottage No.27
- Ballybunion Holiday Cottage No.4
- Ballybunion Holiday Cottage No.7
- Ballybunion Holiday Cottages
- Ballyconneely Holiday Cottage No.5
- Ballyconneely Holiday Home (8 Bed)
- Ballyconneely Village Holiday Home
- Ballycotton Holiday Apartment No 6
- Ballygarrett Holiday Home
- Ballylusky Holiday Home
- Ballynahinch Holiday Home
- Ballynahinch Old Manor Holiday Apartment
- Ballynew Holiday Home
- Ballyquirke House
- Ballyvaughan Holiday Cottages
- Bayview Holiday Home No 39
- Bayview Holiday Home No.14
- Beachside Avenue Holiday Home
- Bealadangan Holiday Home
- Behy Lodge Glenbeigh
- Bell View Holiday Home Sheeps Head
- Belline Estate
- Boherbue Holiday Home
- Bolams Holiday Home
- Bridies Holiday Cottage Roundstone
- Brittas Bay Holiday Park No.12
- Brittas Bay Holiday Park No.18
- Brittas Bay Holiday Village No 7
- Brittas Bay Holiday Village No.32
- Brittas Bay Park Holiday Home No.44
- Bunowen Holiday Cottage
- Bunratty Castle Gardens - Type B
- Bunratty West Holiday Village
- Burren Seaside Lodge
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- Carna Holiday Cottage
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- Cashleen Holiday Home
- Castle Quay Holiday Homes
- Castlemartyr Holiday Lodges (2 Bed)
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- Castlemartyr Holiday Lodges No 3 (2 Bed)
- Castlemartyr Holiday Mews' (2 Bed)
- Castlemartyr Holiday Mews' (3 Bed)
- Chic Studio Clifden
- Church Island View Holiday Home
- Churchmount Holiday Home Roundwood
- Claddaghduff Beach House
- Claddaghduff Holiday Cottage
- Cleggan Harbour Holiday Home No.1
- Cleggan Harbour Holiday Home No.2
- Cleggan Harbourside Holiday Home
- Cleggan Holiday Home
- Cleggan Stone Cottage
- Clifden Bay Holiday Apartment
- Clifden Countryside Holiday Home
- Clifden Glen Holiday Village No.57
- Clifden Glen Holiday Village No.72
- Clifden Glen Holiday Village No.89
- Clifden Glen Holiday Village No.92
- Clifden Holiday Village
- Clifden Lake View Holiday Cabin
- Clifden Luxury Townhouse
- Clifden Main Street Holiday Apartment
- Clifden Seaside Holiday Home
- Clifden Sky Road Holiday Cottage
- Clifden Town Holiday Home No.8
- Clifden Town Large Holiday Home
- Clifden Traditional Holiday Home
- Cluain Ard Holiday Home
- Clydagh Holiday Cottage
- Cnocán Na Cuaigh Holiday Home
- Cois Chnoic Holiday Home
- Coninbeg Holiday Cottage, Mill Road Farm
- Coral Strand Ballyconneely
- Coral Strand Beach Cottage
- Corofin Lake Cottage (4 Bed)
- Corofin Lake Cottages (3 Bed)
- Courtyard Holiday Cottage No 8
- Dacha Holiday Home
- Daisys Cottage Barnabrow
- Derryleigh House
- Dingle Bay View Holiday Home
- Dingle Courtyard Cottages (2 Bed - Sleeps 4)
- Dingle Courtyard Cottages (3 Bed - Sleeps 6)
- Dingle Courtyard Cottages (4 Bed - Sleeps 8)
- Dingle Courtyard Cottages No 12 (3 Bed)
- Dingle Harbour Cottages (3 Bed - Sleeps 6)
- Dingle Harbour Cottages (3 Bed - Sleeps 7)
- Dingle Town Holiday Home
- Dogs Bay Holiday Cottage
- Dunmore Villas Holiday Home No 1
- Eagle View Holiday Home
- Fairfield Holiday Home (No.13)
- Farm View Cottage Castlerea
- Fishermans Grove Holiday Home - 3 Bed - Pet Friendly
- Fleur Holiday Cottage
- Forest Haven Holiday Home No.4
- Fourteens Holiday Home
- Galway Bay Holiday Lodge
- Galway Road Holiday Home
- Garden Holiday Cottage
- Glen Ard Holiday Home
- Glenbeg Point Holiday Homes (No.55)
- Glenbeigh Holiday Cottage - Tigin Mamo
- Greenway Retreat Holiday Home
- Grove Lodge Holiday Homes (2 Bed)
- Grove Lodge Holiday Homes (3 Bed)
- Harefield Holiday Home
- Hawthorn House Connemara
- Heir Island Holiday Homes - The Old Barn
- Heir Island Holiday Homes - Timmy's Cottage
- Heyward Mews Holiday Home No 1
- Heyward Mews Holiday Homes (Sleeps 5)
- Heyward Mews Holiday Homes (Sleeps 6)
- Hillside Holiday Home
- Hilltop Haven Kilmore
- Holly Hill House Holiday Home
- Hook Holiday Cottage, Mill Road Farm
- Hunters Lodge, Belline Estate
- Inish Holiday Cottage, Mill Road Farm
- Innisfallen Holiday Village No.4
- Island View Holiday Cottage
- Kilkee Holiday Homes (Ground Floor - Sleeps 5) Friday to Friday
- Kilkee Holiday Homes Saturday to Saturday
- Kilkee Townhouse
- Kilmore Holiday Home
- Kinsale Coastal Cottages
- Kinvara Holiday Accommodation (First)
- Kinvara Holiday Accommodation (Top)
- Kizzie Holiday Cottage
- Knockmanagh Holiday Home
- Lakeside Holiday Home No.30 - Sleeps 4
- Lakeside Holiday Homes - Type A
- Lakeside Holiday Homes - Type B
- Lakeside Lodge Bantry
- Lakeview Cottage Oughterard
- Lakeview Waterville Holiday Home
- Lark Rise Holiday Home Glenbeigh
- Leenane Holiday Cottage
- Letterfrack Holiday Apartment No.14
- Letterfrack Holiday Apartment No.2
- Letterfrack Holiday Apartment No.3 (Wheelchair Accessible)
- Letterfrack Holiday Apartment No.4 (Wheelchair Accessible)
- Letterfrack Holiday Apartment No.5
- Letterfrack Holiday Apartment No.7
- Letterfrack Holiday Apartments No.6
- Letterfrack Holiday Home
- Letterfrack Seaview Holiday Home
- Lisheenbawn Farmhouse Farranfore
- Little Irish Holiday Cottage
- Lough Conn Holiday Home
- Lough Corrib Luxury Holiday Home
- Lough Corrib View Holiday Home
- Luxurious Clifden Holiday Apartment
- Madams Hill House Killarney
- Malachys Rest Dingle
- Manor House Cottages Fermanagh (2 Twin Bedrooms)
- Manor House Cottages Fermanagh (Double & Twin Bedroom)
- Manor Marine Noble Cadet 2/4 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Captain 6/8 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Chancellor 4/6 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Chief 4/6 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Commander 6/8 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Duchess 4/6 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Duke 4/6 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Emperor 4/6 Berth
- Manor Marine Noble Lady 2+2 Berth
- Mary Naoise Holiday Home
- Matthews Cottage Doonbeg
- Matthews Traditional Holiday Cottage
- Mill Road Farm Cottages
- Moore Bay Holiday Village
- Moore Bay Holiday Village 18A
- Morriscastle Seaview House
- Mountain View Holiday Home
- Old Court Holiday Home (4 Bed - Sleeps 8)
- Old Court Holiday Home No 3 (3 Bed - Sleeps 6)
- Old Court Holiday Homes (3 Bed - Sleeps 6)
- Old Stable Mews Castle Leslie
- Oughterard Holiday Cottage
- Oughterard Luxury Holiday Home
- Oughterard Woodland Holiday Home
- Owenglin River Holiday Cottage
- Owenglin River Holiday Home
- Primrose Cottage
- Purple Mountain Holiday Home
- Radharc Na Cealla Holiday Home
- Recess Holiday Home
- Renvyle Holiday Home
- Rhea Holiday Home Bantry
- Ring of Kerry Holiday Cottage No.20
- Ring of Kerry Holiday Cottage No.22
- Riverrun Holiday Home No 15
- Robins Roost Cornamona
- Ross Point Holiday Cottage
- Rosslare Strand Holiday Home
- Roundstone Harbour Holiday Apartment
- Roundstone Harbourside Apartment
- Roundstone Holiday Home
- Rowan House
- Saltee View Holiday Home
- Sandy Heels Holiday Cottage
- Sea Lodge Bantry
- Sea View Holiday Home Sheeps Head
- Seacliff Holiday Home No.3
- Seacliff Holiday Home No.8
- Seacliff Holiday Homes
- Seacrest Holiday Home
- Seamount Holiday Village No 24
- Seamount Holiday Village No 26
- Shannon Castle Holiday Cottages Type A
- Shannon Castle Holiday Cottages Type B
- Shannon Castle Holiday Cottages Type C
- Shannon Castle Holiday Cottages Type D
- Shannons Gate Holiday Home Killorglin
- Sheans Holiday Cottage Killarney
- Sky Road Holiday Home
- Southland Holiday Home
- Spanish Cove Holiday Home No.D4 (Sleeps 5)
- Spanish Point El Martins Holiday Home
- Stone Cottage Holiday Home Ballinskelligs
- Stone Holiday Cottage Kenmare
- Sweetbriar Holiday Cottage, Mill Road Farm
- The Blue Stonecutters Cottage
- The Coach House, Belline Estate
- The Coral Stonecutters Cottage
- The Lodge Rossbeigh
- The Nook Oranmore Holiday Home
- The Red Stonecutters Cottage
- The Stables Holiday Cottage No.9
- The White Cottage Leap
- The Yellow Stonecutters Cottage
- Tidewater HoIiday Apartment
- Tralee Townhouse Holiday Home
- Tully Holiday Cottage
- Tí Mhaggie Holiday Cottage
- Valentia View Holiday Home
- Ventry Farm - Shamrock Cottage
- Ventry Farm - Parlour Cottage
- Ventry Farm - Rainbow Cottage
- Ventry Farm - Seaside Cottage
- Ventry Farm Cottages - Sleeps 16
- Waterville Holiday Home No 3
- Waterville Holiday Homes No 10
- Waterville Links Holiday Home No.8
- Wavecrest Holiday Cottage
- Willow Grove Holiday Cottage (No.3)
- Willow Grove Holiday Cottage (No.4)
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Self Catering Holiday Accommodation in Connemara, Co. Galway | Holiday Ideas
Connemara’s rugged coastline boasts some of Ireland’s finest beaches, with stretches of pure white sands and turquoise waters. Galway’s outstanding beauty surrounds some wonderful holiday homes and cottages, sure to provide a memorable self-catering holiday in Ireland.
Quaint fishing villages and towns scatter the coastline like Ballyconneely, Claddaghduf, Clifden, and Roundstone, where we have several pretty self-catering holiday homes and coastal cottages available to book.
Near our holiday cottage in Leenane is Killary Harbour, one of Ireland’s three fjords that forms a spectacular natural divide between Galway and neighbouring Mayo. Here you will find some of the most dramatic scenery in Ireland, from the northern shores rises Mweelrea, the highest mountain in Connacht at 814m, and to the south, you can see the Maumturk Mountains and the Twelve Bens. Accommodation in Connemara provides endless natural beauty, right on your doorstep.
The movie ‘The Field’ by John B Keane was shot almost entirely in the Connemara village of Leenane. The pub scenes in the film were shot in Gaynor’s, one of three bars that serve this tiny one-street village. Gaynor’s and Hamilton’s are both traditional family-owned bars and An Carraig provides an awe-inspiring view of Killary. On your next holiday in Leenane, enjoy a traditional music session held every Sunday evening in An Carraig, while mingling with the local fishermen and sheep farmers.
Kylemore Abbey is 4 km from our holiday homes in Letterfrack. The abbey and its attractive Victorian walled garden welcomes over 300,000 tourists each year. Kylemore Abbey should be at the top of your list of things to do on your next self-catering holiday in Connemara. The magnificent abbey and gardens were founded by the Benedictine nuns in 1920, after they fled Belgium in World War I. Taste the award-winning chocolates handmade by the Benedictine nuns and explore the beauty, history, and romance of Ireland’s most intriguing estate in the heart of the Connemara countryside.
Visit the mussel and oyster farms along the stunning Killary Fjord and learn what is involved in harvesting the delicious oyster. And of course, you must sample the fresh oysters accompanied by a delicious glass of chilled white wine. Take a cruise along the fjord and stop off at a traditional farm to watch a demonstration of sheep shearing. Renting a coastal cottage has many benefits.
Popular Land and Water Races in Connemara
Connemara is an area of wild, unspoilt scenery with windswept bogs, and idyllic lakes, bordered by the Twelve Bens mountain range and the Wild Atlantic coast. The dramatic scenery and beautiful isolation of the region make for an exciting experience should you wish to take part in one of their many annual outdoor land and water races.
Connemara International Marathon takes place every April, starting in Leenane or Lough Inagh depending on your distance of choice, half, full, or ultra-distance, and finishing in Maam Cross. Only a 15-minute drive away is a selection of our self-catering holiday homes in Recess, a pretty village in Connemara.
The ŠKODA Tour de Connemara is held in May, starting and finishing in the vibrant seaside town of Clifden in Connemara. The race is ideally located beside a large selection of our self-catering holiday cottages in Clifden town, distances include a 140 km & 80 km route.
Run, kayak, and cycle your way around the wild and rugged Connemara coast with Gaelforce West, a multi-sport event held in June every year. Starting on the white sand crescent of Glassilaun Beach in Connemara, close to our Renvyle Holiday Cottages.
Or maybe the Gaelforce 10k Trilogy is right up your street, made up of three amazing trail runs, the Gaelforce 10k Bray Cliff Run held in April, Gaelforce 10k Kippure Trail held in August and Gaelforce 10k Howth Summit which takes place every October, three trail runs in three memorable locations in Ireland.
Another much-loved annual outdoor race is the Great Fjord Swim, held every September. This open water swim takes place beneath the shadow of Connaught’s highest mountain in the waters of Killary Fjord, distances vary from 3.9 km, full ironman distance, 2 km, or 750 metres.
An alternative event incorporating 3 distances to suit different levels is Gaelforce Sky Run, a mountain running event for different levels of mountain running fitness and experience. Set in the rugged wilderness of the Maamturk mountains in March, distances vary from 12 km mountain/trail run, or for the more experienced runner there is a 22 km or 13 km race on open mountains with no trails.
Or for a unique experience on your next self-catering holiday in Connemara try Ireland’s most exciting & innovative obstacle race and mud run, Turf Warrior. An 8 km obstacle run held annually in November, an extreme obstacle course full of adventure, mud, climbing, and swinging – a unique race that promises to be one you’ll never forget!
Outdoor Adventure in Connemara
If you wish to fly solo then the area’s quiet, minor roads are ideal for cycling as there are several marked loops in the Connemara region. A Clifden cottage will bring access to Clifden Bike Hire Shop in the market town of Clifden has a fleet of bikes, from electric to hybrid to children’s bikes, buggies and tandems explore the mountains, bog roads, secluded beaches, and more – Connemara is sure to satisfy your thirst for discovery and adventure.
Hikers and hill walkers will be spoiled for choice with the selection of marked trails through the bog land, around the shores of Lough Corrib, and along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way.
For thrill-seekers, coasteering combines the art of rock scrambling, cliff-jumping, and adventure swimming. Suitable for those accustomed to swimming in the area and with a head for heights, a unique way to experience the Wild Atlantic coastline.
Killary Adventure Company in Leenane has over 20 activities to choose from, such as hill walking, high ropes, and kayaking and Real Adventures in Clifden offers you the opportunity to experience the rugged Connemara coastline from a different perspective on a kayaking tour. Explore the remote and majestic sea caves, sea arches, and the cliffs of Cleggan Head.
The area’s main town, Clifden, has several venues for traditional Irish music. Discover the ruins of Gothic Revival–style Clifden Castle and the area around the town is rich with megalithic tombs. In Clifden and the surrounding area, we have a great selection of holiday homes and cottages varying in style and size. Clifden Holiday Cottage is nestled on the shores ofof near Clifden, offering a unique holiday experience. Clifden Bay Holiday Apartment and Clifden Town Holiday Apartments are all equally beautiful holiday homes in Connemara. They are ideally situated within easy walking distance to the town’s many shops, traditional cosy bars, restaurants, and vibrant cafes.
Connemara is home to Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht or Irish-speaking area where traditional music, Irish dancing, and handmade crafts are frequently celebrated at local festivals such as the Connemara Pony Show in Clifden. The annual attracts visitors from all over the world. The highlight of the festival is on Thursday and Friday, when the biggest showcase of Connemara Ponies in the world takes place. Ponies compete in in-hand classes, ridden classes, working hunter classes, and in a puissance competition.
Pony trekking offers an alternative way to explore the region and our holiday homes in Connemara at Roundstone, Cleggan, Ballyconneely and Clifden are perfectly positioned for a visit to this truly spectacular area.
Stretching from the Atlantic shore towards the mighty Twelve Bens, Derrigimlagh blanket bog is one of Europe’s most magnificent wetland environments. The bog boasts a rich archaeology, dating back over 6,000 years but also has a remarkable modern history. Derrigimlagh discovered the remnants of the world’s first permanent transatlantic radio station, which sent out the inaugural transatlantic signal in 1907.
Connemara is a magical holiday destination in Ireland at any time of the year. You will be spoiled for a choice of outdoor activities and breathtaking views along the Wild Atlantic Way. Explore miles of pure white sand beaches, listen to the waves crashing along the rugged coast, watch the sunset over Omey Island, and see the natural beauty of Ballynahinch Estate all on your next self-catering holiday in Connemara.
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