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

Elizabeth Whelan and Jeroen Idema

Jeroen and I chose the Connemara Sands for several reasons—one being that the location has a spectacular view of the beautiful Atlantic Ocean.

CultureAbigail Ryan6 July 2017connemara, Connemara Wedding, Elizabeth Whelan, Jeroen Idema, Connemara Sands, Niall Dalton, Dean Gibson, Kathy McCallion, Clifden, Cantairi Conamara, Megan Burke, Michelle Barry, Abbeyglen Castle Hotel, 2017 Issue

Jemma Elias and Joe Conneely

Connemara is one of those magical places that once you’ve visited, you want to come back again and again.

An Enchantment

Classical music filters through the elegant dining room as hairstylist Louise Jordan adjusts the soft golden curls of model Clara McSweeney.

Clifden

In May 2012, Clifden marked the bicentenary of its founding with a week-long festival of talks, heritage walks, concerts, and street entertainment as well as a traditional boat regatta. The main focus of the celebrations was to honour the town’s founder, John D’Arcy...

Bespoke Luxury

Connemara Carpets has had more than forty years of experience providing durable luxury carpets of the highest quality to clients worldwide.

To the End of the Line

The original trail route from Clifden to Galway meanders through some of the most spectacular scenery western Ireland has to offer, but the polarising isolation of Connemara’s many lakes, rivers, and mountain ranges spurred the need to build the original railway track in 1891.

Guglielmo Marconi

History allows us to look back and appreciate the enormous strides achieved by pioneers in science and technology. Sadly, stories are often forgotten, replaced by the next great advance or discovery...

CultureLucy Mashburn7 March 20172016 Issue, Connemara Life, Connemara, Guglielmo Marconi, Amanda Crowley, Marconi Company, Marconi, Marconi Project, Connemara Chamber of Commerce, Clifden Chamber of Commerce, Galway County Council Chamber, Fáilte Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Christopher Shannon, Archaeologist, Archaeology, Jameson Irish Whiskey Family, Irish History, Ireland, Ireland History, Ireland's Western Coast, The Wild Atlantic Way, Radio, Wireless, Radio and Wireless Communication, Communication, Nobel Prize, Physics, Electromagentic Waves, Telegraph, Telegraph Stations, Cornwall, England, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Clifden, Derrygimlagh, Technology, Marconi's Telegraph, Marconi Light Railway, Radio Station, Letterfrack, R. N. Vyvyan, C. S. Franklin, Jack Phillips, Radio Operators, Wireless Stations, Alock and Brown, Pilot Captain John ‘Jack’ Alcock, Daily Mail, Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, Connemara History, Derrygimlagh Signature Discovery Point, Anne Cleary, Denis Connolly, Historioscopes, Panoramascope, Phones, Innovators, Travellers, Inventions, Inventors

A Family Affair

The rugged landscape of Connemara and the fierce beauty of its coastline frame the lives of those who call the west of Ireland home. Its rich history has been formed through centuries of tradition, the unwavering strength of its people, and a dedication to the land.

A Tradition of Art and Education

The Clifden Arts Festival will shortly be celebrating its fortieth birthday, and it has been getting bigger and better each year.