Bellissimo!

Over the ages, women and men have donned wigs and hairpieces for two fundamental reasons: appearance and convenience.

FashionMeghn Hill10 July 2018connemara, 2018 Issue, ireland, Bellissimo Galway, wig, fashion, sallie w. boyles, the beauty of a wig, wig history, Wigs at Bellissimo, mike o'connor

Máthair Conamara

Each year, Connemara Life celebrates the spirit and beauty of what’s known as the Wild Atlantic Way, the western region of Ireland along the coast and inland, where hills, lakes, and woods create an idyllic scene for all those who behold her.

AdventureHannah Vermillion10 July 20182018 Issue, Northern Ireland, Connemara Life, Galway, Clifden, Nature, poetry

One Foot in Front of the Other

My work is about developing and promoting outdoor recreation throughout Galway. It can consist of anything from liaising with landowners on trail development to encouraging people to try snorkelling.

AdventureHannah Vermillion10 July 20182018 Issue, Northern Ireland, Connemara Life, Galway, Clifden, Leave no Trace, Nature, Walking Trails, Lettershanbally and Tullyconor, Luibin Garumna, Luibin Mhaorais, Inishnee Loop Walk

RECIPE: Butter Seared Scallops on Creamed Carrots Air-Dried Pork and Golden Raisins

FoodMeghn Hill10 July 2018connemara, 2018 Issue, Connemara Sands Beach Hotel and Spa, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely, Sands bar, Erriseask Restaurant, Stefan Matz, Sinead Quinn, James O'Toole, ireland, Recipes, butter seared scallops, creamed carrots, air-dried pork

A Taste of Luxury at Erriseas

Connemara Sands Beach Hotel & Spa is a four-star family owned and operated beachfront resort set on the stunning shores of Mannin Bay in Ballyconneely.

FoodMeghn Hill10 July 2018connemara, 2018 Issue, Connemara Sands Beach Hotel and Spa, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely, Sands bar, Erriseask Restaurant, Stefan Matz, Sinead Quinn, James O'Toole, ireland

Making a Milestone

Cashel House Hotel, one of Connemara’s most famous hotels, celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year. Dermot and Kay McEvilly fulfilled their dream and took the big step of opening Cashel House as a hotel back in 1968 when the economy wasn’t exactly flying.

CultureHannah Vermillion10 July 20182018 Issue, Northern Ireland, Connemara Life, Cashel House, Hotel, Fifty Years

See the Wood from the Trees

Storms in late 2013 and early 2014 brought down some of Ireland’s oldest trees. Amongst the trees that succumbed to the high winds were oak, beech, and ash in the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin and the Phoenix Park, some of them as old as 250 years.

CultureHannah Vermillion10 July 20182018 Issue, Northern Ireland, Connemara Life, See the Wood through the Trees, Artisan House, Letterfrack

From Field to Fork

As you enter the wild countryside of Connemara, you are greeted by the Twelve Bens—the mountain range that reigns majestically over Connemara—the beautiful gleaming rivers, and the still, reflective lakes that define this spectacular landscape.

FoodHannah Vermillion10 July 20182018 Issue, Northern Ireland, Connemara Life, lamb, food, reciepe, Seaweed-Encrusted Lamb

Wendy Inglis and Greg Bent

Having entertained the notion of getting wed in a fairy-tale castle in Ireland, Greg’s search happened upon an idyllic location. The four-star Ballynahinch Castle Hotel is truly a fairy-tale escape tucked away in the rugged yet enchanting wilderness of Connemara.

CultureMeghn Hill9 July 2018connemara, Connemara Wedding, 2018 Issue, Wendy Inglis, Greg Bent, Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, Paul Duane Photograghy, U2, Joshua Tree Tour 1987

Tracey O’Malley and Nigel Smyth

When Nigel and Tracey started organising their wedding celebrations, they chose the wonderful Connemara Sands Hotel to host the occasion.

CultureMeghn Hill9 July 2018connemara, Connemara Wedding, 2018 Issue, Tracey O'Malley, Nigel Smyth, Connemara Sands Hotel, Aidan Kelly, Ball and Wolf

Reel It In

Ireland offers some of the best and most affordable fishing for Atlantic salmon, sea trout, and native brown trout in the world.

AdventureHannah Vermillion9 July 20182018 Issue, Northern Ireland, Connemara Life, Great Fishing Houses of Ireland, Fishing, Rivers, Nature, Mount Falcon Country House Hotel, Victorian Gothic Manor, Country Mayo, Ashford Castle, Lough Corrib, Delphi Lodge, Delphi Valley, Ballynahinch Castle, Renvyle House Hotel and Resort, Blackwater Valley of County Cork

More than a Fishing Village

If you travel along the bog road towards Cleggan on a fresh, clear morning any time of the year and get that first view of the village and the bay sheltered by Cleggan headland to the north, the beauty of the scenery grips you.

CultureHannah Vermillion9 July 20182018 Issue, Northern Ireland, Connemara Life, Cleggan Disaster, Marie Feeney, Omney Island

Stacey Maxwell and Mike McNamara

From the moment they were engaged, Stacey Maxwell and Mike McNamara had their hearts set on a Connemara wedding.

CultureMeghn Hill9 July 2018connemara, Connemara Wedding, 2018 Issue, Rosleague Manor, Letterfrack, Stacey, Stacey Maxwell, Mike McNamara

Overheard in a Connemara Pub

The following stories, overheard in this traditional pub, are told here by Gerard Coyne, the proprietor today.

CultureMeghn Hill9 July 20182018 Issue, Paddy Coyne's, Connemara History, Connemara, Gerard Coyne, Pub Stories

Restoration of the Ballynahinch Grounds

The Georgians and Victorians had a profound sense of legacy; they had an almost obsessive preoccupation with the need to be remembered, to make their mark and ensure that each generation added to the entity that was their family.

CultureMeghn Hill9 July 20182018 Issue, Ballnahinch Castle, gardens, Ireland Landscapes, Northern Ireland, Munster Estate, Leinster Estate, Martin Family