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Established by St. Jarlath at the beginning of the 6th century, it is 32.19km north of Galway City and today is the major town in the north Galway-mid Connaught region. It is a thriving commercial and industrial centre with a well established agricultural hinterland.

The present layout of the town resulted from the Charter of James I of England in 1613 with all roads converging on the town square -which is in fact a diamond shape. This layout disregarded the much earlier Celtic settlemen...

Often known as the capital of West Cork, it is a lively fishing and market town. It has a variety of places to visit if you visit the town. The Grecian style Cathedral was built in 1826 and the local museum opens in July and August to exhibit local folk artefacts. The fourteenth century ruins of the abbey is worth a visit, as it contains mass graves from the famine. Also the West Cork Arts Centre in North Street displays paintings and sculptures from the local artistic community....

This Blue Flag beach is located in north west Clare. Its waters are safe to swim in and it's always patrolled by lifegaurds.
Formerly known as Leath Inse, or peninsula, from its water-bound location, its present Irish name derives from a prominent member of the O'Connor clan who is buried here.

Lahinch, some 3km west of Ennistymon is a very popular holiday resort, noted for its bathing beach and even more famous for its championship links and 18-hole golf course. There...

The village of Portroe has a commanding view of the countryside, and another pleasant church in cream gritstone.

A simple headstone in the churchyard commemorates a Tipperary hurler-author of the landmark 1926 USA tour, Tommy Kenny, and his son Sean (1930-1973), who crossed the Atlantic with three others in an open ketch, Ituna studied with Frank Lloyd Wright at Arizona and became a celebrated designer for the London stage. The signpost indicated a German -owned tube factory origi...

Glenamaddy, in the east of the County, is a pleasant town....

Galway is a fast growing city and with its population now reaching over 50,000 it is set to become the third city of the Irish Republic. The capital of Connacht, Galway, is a thriving and expanding city with a rich past dating from medieval times. Always a merchant town, modern Galway is also a University City and administrative centre.

It is where the Gaelic countryside of Connemara and bustling commerce meet, and the Irish Language can frequently be heard in shop and street. There are...

Monivea is approximately 10 miles from Galway City and is a spacious town....

For all your information needs on Inishowen contact the number above or call into the Tourist Office.

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The county Down combines so much of the beauty and variety of Northern Ireland within its borders, including St. Patricks Country, The Bronte Homelands, The Mourne Mountains and the Heart of Down. You can follow in St. Patrick's first footsteps on Irish soil from the spot at Ringbane on the shore of Strangford Lough, where he landed in AD 432, via Saul where he preached his first sermon, to Downpatrick where he built a little church.

Slieve Patrick hill has a huge statue (within bro...