Connemara

The name Connemara (Conamara) translates as 'Inlets of the Sea' and the roads along the peninsula's filigreed shoreline bear this out as they wind around the coves of this breathtaking stretch of Ireland's jagged west coast.

Double rainbow arching over a rocky coastal bay with a mountain and scattered cottages under a dramatic stormy sky

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