The Ultimate Day Trip

Here’s a piece of friendly advice: don’t miss Westport while you’re in the West! Judged by Irish Times readers a couple of years back as ‘the best place to live’ in Ireland, it must be pretty close to ‘the best place to visit’ as well.

AdventureLucy Mashburn23 March 20172016 Issue, Connemara Life, The Wild Atlantic Way, Westport, Keem Bay, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland, Joyce Country, Road Trip, Day Trip, Leenane, Killary Fjord, Doo Lough Valley, Louisburgh, Croagh Patrick, Heritage Town, Tidy Towns, Entente Florale, Best Kept Town, The Mall, Carrowbeg River, Saint Patrick, Trips, Tourist, Tourism Ireland, Travel, Shop Street, Bridge Street, James Street, John's Row, Guided Walks, Traditional, Lesley Emerson, Matt Loughrey, Clew Bay, Dorinish Island, Leisure Park, Altamont Street, Great Western Greenway, Old Railway Line Walk, Cycling, Walking Trails, Westport Quay, Murrisk, The Reek, Climbing, Climbers, Bicycle, Bertra Beach, National Famine Monument, Potato Famine, Clew Bay Heritage Centre, Sheep, Foothills, Local, Irish Products, Mescan Brewery, Bike Buffet, Westport Arts Festival, Rolling Sun Book Festival, Festivals, Biking, Connemara, Connemara Ireland

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