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

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

$GMIT Letterfrack Soars to New Heights in Morocco$

GMIT Letterfrack Soars to New Heights in Morocco

Nestled in the heart of Connemara, adjacent to Connemara National Park, the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology’s campus in Letterfrack offers specialised degree courses in furniture design, wood technology, and teacher education.

AdventureAbigail Ryan6 July 2017GMIT Letterfrack, Morocco, Eve Branson Foundation, Connemara, Ireland, Connemara National Park, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Letterfrack, National Centre of Excellence, Green Sahara Furniture, Tansghart Woodwork Centre, Kasbah Tamadot Hotel, Paul Leamy, High Atlas mountains, GMIT Letterfrack’s Green Campus, 2017 Issue

Ethel Reidy and Garrett Coughlan

Garrett and Ethel have always had a special place in their hearts for Connemara, so deciding to have their wedding at the picturesque Rosleague Manor was the perfect way to celebrate their love for one another with friends and family.

Reframing the Future

The village of Letterfrack, nestled beside Connemara National Park and Diamond Hill, treats visitors and residents to some of Connemara’s most stunning scenery and a peaceful atmosphere. This quiet yet vibrant community is home to the National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology...

CultureLucy Mashburn20 March 20172016 Issue, Connemara Life, Ireland, Amanda Crowley, GMIT Letterfrack, Gabriel Hielscher, Geraldine O’Brien, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, National Centre for Excellence in Furniture Design and Technology, Furniture, Carpentry, Design, Technology, Furniture Design, Connemara, Connemara National Park, Diamond Hill, Letterfrack, GMIT, Saint Joseph's Industrial School, Irish Christian Brothers, Connemara West, Machine Halls, Bench Rooms, CNC, Laser Technology, Robotics, Computer Aided Design, CAD, College, Connacht Tribune, Wood, Dr Fergal Barry, President Michael D. Higgins, Áras an Uachtaráin, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, Architectural Association of Ireland, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, IrelandSkills National Competitions, global Undergraduate Awards, Wood Marketing Federation Ireland, Campus, Irish, Karl Elliffe, Benchmark Furniture, Benchmark, Irish Design, Creative, Carpenter, Construction, Skills, Nádhúra Design, Nádhúra, Woodworking, Interior Design, Hand-crafted, Ainslie Peters, Diverse, Custom, Co-design, Oisin White, Peter Ranalow, Mark Leonard, Michael Cooney, Gerard Conneely, Craftmanship, Tuath, Country Style

Bespoke Luxury

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

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

Ann-Marie Aspell and Tom O’Neill

Ann-Marie and John’s Christmas wedding was celebrated in the beautiful town of Letterfrack, County Galway, with blue skies and lots of friends and family.‘Tom and I chose to get married in Connemara because I am from Letterfrack,’ Ann-Marie says.

Partners in Education

The picturesque village of Tullycross in Renvyle, Connemara, is gaining a reputation as the destination of choice for US colleges to base their Ireland study abroad programmes, especially if they want to offer students a community-engaged experience.

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

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

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