Renvyle

Ireland’s west coast, one of the finest wilderness areas surviving in Europe today, remains a bastion of traditional landscape and culture.

AdventureMeghn Hill27 February 2017Ireland Landscape, Michael Gibbons, Mark Furniss, Connemara, Renvyle Peninsula, Ireland History, The Great Famine, 2015 Issue

An Gorta Mór

The Irish and their bittersweet love affair with the potato appeared to have started in 1589, courtesy of the Elizabethan adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh, who brought potatoes to Ireland.

CultureMeghn Hill20 February 2017Ireland History, Simon Leyland, Mark Furniss, The Great Famine, Potatoes, Sir Walter Raleigh, Youghal, Sir Robert Peel, Corn Laws, European History, Blue Potatoes, Phytophthora infestans, 2015 Issue

Salt of the Earth

In the summer of 1977, my parents sent me to Ireland to spend time with my grandmother, my great-aunt, and my great-uncle. I was excited, scared, and a little mad—I would be missing the opening of Star Wars.

CultureMeghn Hill14 February 2017Turf Havesting, Laurie Crowley, Tourism Ireland, Renvyle, Western Ireland, Connemara National Park Visitor Centre, Letterfrack, Turf Bog, 2015 Issue

Keeping Time

When I first came to Connemara nearly a decade ago, I wrote down my initial impressions of the first pub I visited.

CultureMeghn Hill13 February 2017Irish Pubs, Music, Guinness, Connemara Ireland, The Black Velvet, Trojan Horse, Guinness Shandy, The Midnight, Real Irish Dancing, 2015 Issue

The Connemara Mussel Festival

The bank holiday in the first weekend of May typically ushers in the start of the Irish food festival season.

FoodMeghn Hill8 February 2017Connemara Ireland, Connemara Mussel Festival, Tullycross, Food Festival, Irish Food Festival, Connemara Beekeepers Association, Simon Leyland, Aoife Herriott, 2015 Issue

A Connemara Landmark

Near Letterfrack and Connemara National Park, just a few miles from Ireland’s western coast, the shimmering waters of Kylemore Lough act as a mirror to the impressive neo-Gothic structure known as Kylemore Abbey.

CultureMeghn Hill7 February 2017Kylemore Abbey, Victorian Walled Garden, Letterfrack, Connemara National Park, Ireland's Western Coast, Kylemore Lough, Mitchell Henry, Kylemore Estate, Benedictine Order, Gothic Church, 2015 Issue

Art Is Alive in Connemara

The west of Ireland is home not only to beautiful landscapes and a storied history but also to a rich and vibrant arts culture. When it comes to musical, visual, or literary art, the people of Connemara take pride

CultureMeghn Hill6 February 2017Art, Connemara, The Curlew Theatre Company, Sean and Ros Coyne, Aoife Herriott, Eamon Grennan, Tegolin Knowland, Sean Coyne, Renvyle, Galway, NORAMOLLYANNALIVIALUCIA: The Muse and Mister Joyce, 2015 Issue

Take a Hike

The Wild Atlantic Way is known for the idyllic scenery that makes up much of western Ireland, including rugged mountains, craggy beaches, and rolling moors

AdventureMeghn Hill4 February 2017Connemara National Park, The Wild Atlantic Way, Western Ireland, Diamond Hill, Twelve Bens, Ballinakill Harbour, Letterfrack, Kylemore Abbey, Kylemore Lough, Jordan Staggs, 2015 Issue

Seasons of Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way

The day of this photo shoot saw high winds, heavy rain, mist, and then glorious sunshine—just another perfect day in Connemara.