Powers Thatched Pub

Connemara


The only thatched building on the main road, this comfy pub has open fires, welcoming service and an impressive menu of seafood (freshly caught trout, mussels and smoked haddock chowder) and meat (lamb burger with preserved lemon). The homemade treacle bread is divine. Traditional music plays on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.


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3. Inchagoill

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