Hidden away from tourist trails, Ireland’s lesser-known castles, abbeys and hillforts offer atmospheric ruins and ancient ...

On the Sky Road loop from Clifden, in Ireland's Connemara region. Ruins of Clifden Castle, built in the early 1800s. Beautiful Kylemore Abbey in County Galway, along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.

CLIFDEN, Ireland -- A castle by any other name? Well, manor house just doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. There are numerous hotels in Ireland that claim castle heritage.

After the castle you will have a decision to make: to travel along by the sea using the Low Road or to follow the Sky Road running parallel but higher up from the sea. The two unite again a few ...

Clifden Castle, County of Galway Journal Article OPEN ACCESS The Dublin Penny Journal, Vol. 4, No. 194 (Mar. 19, 1836), pp. 297-301 (5 pages) ...