Cleggan Pierside Apartment 1 | Connemara rental (2023)

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This beautiful, recently refurbished 2 bedroom apartment building is set in impressive grounds overlooking Cleggan Pier where you can catch the ferry to Inishbofin Island.

Cleggan Pier Apartment #1 sleeps 4 offering light, stylish and luxurious comfort. It is an ideal starting point for a family or a group of friends who want to holiday together.

Experience great traditional Irish music played live in many Cleggan bars. Whether you're looking for a fun-filled getaway or a getaway of peace and quiet amidst beautiful scenery, this Cleggan Village condo is the perfect place to enjoy it all!

Cleggan Pierside 1 is located in the right wing of the building.

You enter into a light and airy hallway. The apartment consists of 2 bedrooms (1 double and 1 double), an open-plan kitchen, dining area and sitting area. shower

Bedroom 1: Double bedroom with freestanding wardrobe, chair and views of the pier

Bedroom 2: Bedroom with two single beds, freestanding wardrobe and a view of the pier

Shower with fixed and hand shower, heated towel rail and guest mirror.

Open plan living room with leather sofa, dining table for up to 4 people, fully equipped kitchen with all modern appliances, including fryer.

Ample parking space in front of the building. A staircase leads to the main street with a supermarket, bars and restaurant.

Please note that the owner lives on site.

Cleggan Village is a small idyllic fishing village at the head of Cleggan Bay on the Atlantic coast of Connemara. This village is the center of fishing in northwest Connemara. Cleggan Village has four bars (Olivers, Joyce's, Newmans and The Pier Bar), a supermarket and a restaurant and eatery. Traditional music is played regularly during the summer and Oliver's Bar has an excellent restaurant. There is also a children's play area next to the common area. Go horse riding from the Cleggan Horse Riding Center (just outside Cleggan Village) or take the bus from Cleggan to Galway City for the day! Cleggan has an annual festival - the Festival of the Sea, held every July/August.

Omey Island is a short distance from Morneen Cottage and can be reached on foot at low tide. In August there are beautiful braids and pony races. In the sandy hills of the north bank are the ruins of Teampall Féichin (Temple Feichin), a small medieval church commemorating the monastery founded by St. Feichin of Cong. On the west bank is the Tobar FéichIn - the Féichin Fountain.

Clifden, the state capital of Connemara, is approximately 10 minutes' drive from the Cleggan/Claddaghduff area. Discover this vibrant and colorful city with world-class award-winning restaurants, cafes and traditional bars. You can stroll through the town and admire the unique shops, galleries and bookstores. Visit Kylemore Abbey in Connemara National Park and play golf at Connemara Links Club in Roundstone.

CLEGGAN:

Blue Water offers charter fishing trips from Cleggan Village. Beginners are welcome and quality fishing gear is available to hire, including all equipment (hooks, lines and lures) on board. John takes up teaching and soon the novice will be fishing like an expert. Call 095-21073

It is the mainland port for Inishbofin and other offshore islands. Boats can be rented at Cleggan for deep sea fishing and island hopping. No visit to Connemara is complete without a visit to the island of Inishbofin, one of the most westerly islands off the coast of Ireland. The unique island of Inishbofin is located just 10 kilometers off the north coast of Connemara and only 30 minutes by boat from Cleggan. Ferry service is available aboard the fast, comfortable ferry The Island Discovery. The island itself is an oasis of beauty, with breathtaking scenery, from clifftop walks to the sea on all sides, to white sand beaches and a wealth of rare flora and fauna.

Claddaghduff Village has a church, a general store and a pub (Sweeneys). The bar serves food all day and has plenty of outdoor picnic benches for alfresco lunches with great views of Omey Beach.

Omey Island is 4.8 miles from the house; This island can be reached on foot at low tide. In August there are beautiful braids and pony races. In the sandy hills of the north bank are the ruins of Teampall Féichin (Temple Feichin), a small medieval church commemorating the monastery founded by St. Feichin of Cong. On the west bank is the Tobar FéichIn - the Féichin Fountain.

The Cleggan & Claddaghduff area has featured in numerous TV shows including the BBC2 series 'Coast' as an idyllic place to live or visit

The Cleggan/Claddaghduff area is renowned for its wide array of beautiful beaches. Here is the list of beaches:

CLEGGAN-STRAND:

Cleggan Beach is located at the head of Cleggan Bay. It is on the seaward side of the "Cleggan Causeway" - a narrow spit of land traversed by the road connecting Cleggan and the Aughrus Peninsula to Cleggan Head

SELLER

Sellerna is a large, expanse of beach near Cleggan, accessed by a small road on the right as you leave Cleggan towards the end of the peninsula. You'll find it signposted "Tra" (meaning "beach" or "beach" in Irish) right next to a large white "Cleggan" sign marking the outskirts of the village. This is a beautiful, safe, sandy beach that is particularly popular with families. Nice to take an evening walk at sunset.

TRA BRHRIDE, ROSSADYLISK

From Cleggan Village of Cleggan, go to the tip of the peninsula and turn right towards Rossadilisk, about 2km from Cleggan. Turn left from Claddaghduff 50 yards from Sweeney's over the hill, turn right at the crossroads and the left turn into Rossadilisk is just a few hundred yards up the road towards Cleggan. Take the narrow road to Rossadilisk and take the first right onto a dirt road which will take you to the very pretty Tra Bhride in Cleggan Bay. It is a smaller beach than Sellerna but really beautiful as you can see in the picture above. Anglers sometimes fish from the rocks at either end of the beach.

ROSSADYLISK-STRANG:

Rossadilisk Beach proper is a wide, expanse of beach that stretches around Rossadilisk Point and is protected by reefs from offshore rocks. Around the point is the port of Rossadilisk with a pier and, except in winter, small fishing vessels, including traditional curries, moor there. At high tide there is a small strip of sand, but at low tide the sea retreats quite far from the flat beach.

The sea here is often warm, especially at high tide when the sea floods the sun-warmed sand. It's great for swimming - and extremely safe - and for a leisurely stroll on a summer evening. It's a romantic place

ANCHOR BEACH AND OTHER BAYS IN AUGHRUSBEG:

The Anchor Beach at Aughrus Beg on the shores of Lake Aughrus is a beautiful place whether it be a windy day, as pictured to the right, or a nice, calm day - a photo of the banner appears at the top of every page on this website to see anchor beach. There are actually many small beaches connected to each other, all sandy and beautiful, perfect for families to spend the day swimming, playing or just soaking up the sun.

TRA MOR

Tra Mor (big beach) is also on the shores of Lake Aughrus. There are a number of fairly newly built houses along the secondary road leading to what is known locally as Gannoughs and to Aughrus Point itself; and next to it a bumpy path that leads to a grassy area. If you go straight along the meadow, you will reach Tra Mor.

Again, this is a great beach for families - a bit off the beaten track so not many people know about it other than the locals and reading these pages. It's sandy, with rocky outcrops - perfect for swimming and sunbathing, and the best beach we can imagine for enjoying the endlessly enjoyable task of gazing at the rock pools with their wide variety of coastal life. The perfect activity for kids ages eight to eighty!

OMEY STRAND

It is a tidal island near Claddaghduff on the western tip of Connemara. From the mainland, the island is unimpressive and almost hidden. The island can be reached by car or on foot via the large sandy beach and follow the arrow signs. At high tide, the water is deep enough to cover your car. Great for walking, swimming, sailing, surfing, kite surfing, kite flying, low tide practice... everything!

BRUNNENHÜGEL:

Fountain Hill, rounds the peninsula towards Streamstown Bay, but before the road turns left past Streamstown, it can be reached by turning right off the road. A very nice beach, sloping quite steeply but otherwise generally safe, the sand is more silver than gold and a perfect spot for a picnic.

All this information comes fromhttp://www.aughruspeninsula.com/beaches.php

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