Can’t decide between a beach holiday or one in the mountains? Then visit Connemara

They don’t do queues in Connemara. Mountains are deliciously deserted, beaches calm and quiet and there’s always a hidden pub corner for that well-earned pint. That “savage beauty” Oscar Wilde was talking about? Pop up that mountain and you’ll know what he meant. In the mood for romance? Kylemore Abbey is the love story Hollywood missed and a certain Quiet Man was filmed here, too. We understand the attraction...

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