Of the whole coastline from Galway to Kilcolgan, this circuit of Stradbally has been the most pleasant walk ( Read more... )

Set out from the top of a boreen in Ballynaclochy, at:
http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,535189,719238,6,0

Here's a view from inside Shanmullen Channel, looking North through the channel from its southern end.

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Tawin island is connected to the mainland by a bridge. The bridge is a single span, and a tidal channel flows under it. I guess the flow alternates direction with the tide ( Read more... )

Setting out a couple of hours before low tide, I'd hoped we would find the ruin of the nuns' bathing house, mentioned at http://oranmoreheritage.org/oh/?page_id=116 . Unfortunately, whoever owns the land here doesn't maintain his fences, so we got a bit of a scare making ( Read more... )

Have been doing a series of coastal walks at low tide near Galway lately. Walks so far include: Roscam to Galway docks; Oranmore castle to bridge at Millplot; and this evening a circuit of Ardfry peninsula ( Read more... )