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Connemara and Cong Village Day Trip from Dublin with Kylemore Abbey and Killary Fjord
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Stop At: Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden, Connemara On the N59 between Clifden and Westport, Kylemore Ireland
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. Visit the largest walled Victorian gardens in Ireland
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ross Errily Friary, Headford Ireland
Founded in 1351 AD, it represents one of the finest medieval Franciscan monasteries in Ireland. It is located just outside the small town of Headford, on the banks of the Black River, in area of rolling pasture-land. The friary contains an extensive range of buildings, most of which date from the 15th century.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Killary Fjord, Leenane Ireland
Killary Harbour is Ireland’s only true fjord and extends 16km (10 miles) in from the Atlantic to its head at Aasleagh, below Aasleagh falls. It forms the border between Galway and Mayo and boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in the west of Ireland.
Killary Harbour is also extremely deep, over 45m at its centre. This offers a very safe, sheltered anchorage, because of the depth and the mountains to the south and north. It is a centre for shellfish farming, and strings of ropes used to grow mussels are visible for much of its length. To the north lies Mweelrea, the highest mountain in Connacht and County Mayo. To the south are the Twelve Bens and the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara. Majestic views greet the visitor from all directions.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Royal Abbey of Cong, Cong Ireland
Cong was also the filming location for the 1952 Oscar winning movie, ‘The Quiet Man’ which starred John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Filmed on the grounds of Ashford Castle, the movie has continued to resonate in the area and is still a major tourist attraction. Cong also has a fine example of a ruined medieval abbey, where Rory O'Connor, the last High King of Ireland, is reputed to have died. It also contains Celtic art in the form of a metal cross shrine called the Cross of Cong, which shows Viking influences. The 'Cross of Cong' is now held in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.It is now possible to discover the Monks fishing house which is renowned as a place for fishing and meditation. Underground streams connect Lough Corrib with Lough Mask to the north while for nature lovers, the Abbey grounds have many specimens of Yew.
Duration: 40 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden, Connemara On the N59 between Clifden and Westport, Kylemore Ireland
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I. Visit the largest walled Victorian gardens in Ireland
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ross Errily Friary, Headford Ireland
Founded in 1351 AD, it represents one of the finest medieval Franciscan monasteries in Ireland. It is located just outside the small town of Headford, on the banks of the Black River, in area of rolling pasture-land. The friary contains an extensive range of buildings, most of which date from the 15th century.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Killary Fjord, Leenane Ireland
Killary Harbour is Ireland’s only true fjord and extends 16km (10 miles) in from the Atlantic to its head at Aasleagh, below Aasleagh falls. It forms the border between Galway and Mayo and boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in the west of Ireland.
Killary Harbour is also extremely deep, over 45m at its centre. This offers a very safe, sheltered anchorage, because of the depth and the mountains to the south and north. It is a centre for shellfish farming, and strings of ropes used to grow mussels are visible for much of its length. To the north lies Mweelrea, the highest mountain in Connacht and County Mayo. To the south are the Twelve Bens and the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara. Majestic views greet the visitor from all directions.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Royal Abbey of Cong, Cong Ireland
Cong was also the filming location for the 1952 Oscar winning movie, ‘The Quiet Man’ which starred John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Filmed on the grounds of Ashford Castle, the movie has continued to resonate in the area and is still a major tourist attraction. Cong also has a fine example of a ruined medieval abbey, where Rory O'Connor, the last High King of Ireland, is reputed to have died. It also contains Celtic art in the form of a metal cross shrine called the Cross of Cong, which shows Viking influences. The 'Cross of Cong' is now held in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.It is now possible to discover the Monks fishing house which is renowned as a place for fishing and meditation. Underground streams connect Lough Corrib with Lough Mask to the north while for nature lovers, the Abbey grounds have many specimens of Yew.
Duration: 40 minutes
Included
- Driver/guide
- Live commentary on board
- Entry/Admission - Ross Errily Friary
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Entrance Fee to Kylemore Abbey & Gardens
- Entry/Admission - Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
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Beautiful country side however, we were very alarmed that at the conclusion of our tour, 7 of us, were dropped off at a public gas station to wait an hour for another bus in the cold, to pick us up to take us back to Dublin. This is a very bad business practice and completely unacceptable. SHAME!
While I'm fine with long driving days, visitors departing from Dublin beware it's a three hour bus trip to Galway first might've been 2 if we didn't circle the city for an hour to pick up one more passenger, transfer to another bus, to drive for a further 2-3 hours. While there are a few short photo stops on the way, it was not worth the long drive, especially since Kylemore itself was partially covered in scaffolding not the fault of the tour itself of course. And on a personal note, I don't like being constantly fed with information. I like to sit back and visually enjoy the scenery. The driver/guide was an absolute goldmine and wealth of information and it appeals to many particularly for the older generation, but not for me. The transfer back to the bus to head to Dublin was painful in the sense the grumpy driver did not allow any toilet breaks despite asking him when I boarded.
Great guide, a lot of nice sightseeing nature green mountains and Atlantic shore and beaches
Good tour. Drivers were curteous and helped to make sure we got to our connections in Galway
If I was reviewing the tour itself -- meaning where I jumped on the tour bus in Galway, saw the sights, and returned to Galway -- this would be a 5 star review no doubt. Our guide was incredibly informative and hilarious. He told us all the dos and donts and lots of anecdotes and jokes in between stops. Kylemore Abbey never disappoints this was my second time to see it and you get a solid two hours there. Just enough time to look around, take pics, eat a little lunch, and peruse the gift shop. The stops in Cong and the fjord were also a lot of fun. Where there was a little confusion was the shuttle service from Dublin to Galway. I wasn't completely aware that this was separate from the tour. I get on the bus with my mom, and no one really explained that we were getting on strictly a transportation service from point A to point B -- so we were a little unsure. All was good when we were transitioned to the tour bus in Galway, but arriving when we did, we were the last to get on, therefore we couldn't sit together. Not a huge deal, but worth mentioning. The biggest issue I had was returning to Galway. We were told to go to the bus station at a certain time but didn't have a ticket or a tour guide with us, so we weren't sure if we would have to pay or if we were getting on the right bus or not. All ended well -- we made it. But the confusion was unsettling for a bit.