Set in a storybook garden where ducks and chickens roam, this 18th-century thatched cottage has cosy rooms with private bathrooms. The wonderfully warm, friendly host, Nancy, cooks bread in an iron pot over the peat fire (as her grandmother taught her and as she'll teach you), along with hearty breakfasts.
Cloch na Scíth
County Galway
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
22.11 MILES
Dún Aonghasa is one of the largest prehistoric stone forts in Europe and stands guard over Inis Mór on the edge of a 100-metre sheer cliff drop.
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12.31 MILES
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16.13 MILES
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