Connemara
Connemara is a unique, wonderful part of Western Ireland in County Galway, and Killery Harbour, the bay that separates Galway from County Maye, is Ireland’s only fjord.
General information
Surrounded by mountains on both sides, the 16 km long deep bay is known for its wonderful scenery and stunning boating conditions.
.This area of Connemara was severely affected by the “potato famine” as a result of failed potato harvests in 1845-1846 and 1848. Much of Ireland’s agricultural areas depended on the cultivation of potatoes, the poor harvest years caused over a million people to starve to death, many struck by disease. Another 2.5 million Irish people were forced to emigrate to survive. You can walk along the Famine Road, built in 1846 by locals in exchange for food. There are now mussel farms on the banks of the fjord, and you can sample their produce at your leisure. You can even pick your own mussels from the shore and cook them yourself – you just have to be willing.
.North Connemara is a national park, covering peat bogs, bogs, marshes, heaths, lakes and mountains. It is home to rare moorland and heathland plants such as rare species of heather, peregrine falcons and gyrfalcons, as well as otters, roe deer, Connemara ponies and grey seals, which are abundant on the rocky coast.
