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Twilight at Roundstone Harbour
Roundstone lies at the mouth of Bertraghboy Bay and is beautifully set overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at the foot of Errisbeg Mountain. It is one of the most stunning harbour villages in Connemara.
The village was founded in the mid 1820's by a Scottish engineer Alexander Nimmo working for the Western District and was settled by Scottish fishermen. Roundstone derives its name from the Irish "Cloch Na Ron" or Rock of the Seals.
One of the longest running maritime festivals in the West of Ireland, The Roundstone Regatta is held in the village each year when Galway Hookers and currachs race across Bertraghboy Bay.
Below: Roundstone Lobster pots, Roundstone Boats & Marine Blue
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Dogs Bay Beach
Dogs Bay is a coral beach with crystal clear water just a few miles northwest of Roundstone and is overlooked by Errisbeg mountain.
For this photo I waited until dusk to capture the warm post sunset afterglow. The receding tide created small rock pools which picked up some of the striking colours of the late evening sky.
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The Twelve Bens
This photo of Twelve Bens was taken on the Clifden to Galway road. The mountain range dominates Connemara and much of it is in Connemara National Park which covers some 2,000 hectares of scenic countryside. The highest of the Twelve Bens is Binn Bhán which is 730m.
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Glassilaun Beach
Sweeping Glassilaun Beach is situated at the mouth of Little Killary Bay, midway between Leenane and Tully Cross on the Renvyle Peninsula in Connemara. It was taken on a crisp winter's day with a receding tide. The cattle are regular grazers at the beach and are renowned surfers....
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Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey is nestled into the Kylemore Pass in Connemara, Co. Galway. The name Kylemore originates from the Irish 'Coill Mhór' which means Great Wood.
The Abbey was built in1868 by Mitchell Henry, a wealthy politician from Manchester, who was also MP for Galway County from 1871 to 1885. After fleeing war-torn torn Belgium during the First World War, the Benedictine nuns purchased the Abbey in 1920.
Today the Benedictine nuns run the Abbey as a secondary school but it is set to close to students in 2010. However Kylemore Abbey, Gardens and visitor centre will remain on as one of the premier tourist attractions in the West of Ireland.
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