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Aran Islands


A local linchpin, the island's only pub has outdoor tables with great views. Live music plays most nights in July and August, with spontaneous weekend sessions throughout the rest of the year. Pub food (mains €12 to €16) generally stops around 7pm and isn't always available in the winter months, though the bar often keeps going until the wee hours.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Aran Islands attractions

2. Dún Fearbhaigh

0.33 MILES

The well-preserved ruins of this stone fort are 200m west of the Cill Cheannannach church ruins; the fort similarly dates from around the 8th century.

3. Teach Synge

0.36 MILES

Now a small museum, this 300-year-old thatched cottage, on the road just before you head up to Dún Chonchúir, is where the writer JM Synge (1871–1909)…

4. Cill Cheannannach

0.46 MILES

On the eastern coastline, look out for the 8th-century Cill Cheannannach church ruins.

5. Dún Chonchúir

0.47 MILES

Glorious views of Inishmaan's limestone valleys and maze of stone walls extend from this ruined elliptical stone fort, which sits on the island's highest…

6. Synge's Chair

1.25 MILES

At the desolate western end of the island, Synge's Chair is a viewpoint at the edge of a sheer limestone cliff with the surf from Gregory's Sound booming…

7. Well of Enda

2.46 MILES

Some locals still carry out a pilgrimage known as the Turas to the Well of Enda (also known as Éinne or Endeus), a bubbling spring in a remote rocky…

8. Áras Éanna

2.62 MILES

Inisheer's large community arts centre sits out on an exposed stretch of the northern side of the island and hosts visiting artist events, cultural…