Clifden, Ireland Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Because of the dramatic grandeur of the Connemara mountains and the romantic pull of Galway, you expect CLIFDEN , the English-speaking capital of Connemara, to be something special. In fact it's a very small place with only three significant streets – Main Street, the continuation of the Galway road, with Bridge Street and Market Street branching off it at either end and meeting to form a triangle. Its great asset is its position, perched high above the deep sides of the boulder-strewn estuary of the River Owenglin. The jumble of the Twelve Bens provides a magnificent scenic backdrop, and the broad … more »