Sights in Oughterard & Around
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Aughnanure Castle
Built around 1500, this bleak fortress was home to the 'Fighting O'Flahertys', who controlled the region for hundreds of years after they fought off the Normans. The six-storey tower house stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking Lough Corrib and has been extensively restored. Surrounding the castle are the remains of an unusual double bawn (area surrounded by walls outside the main castle, acting as a defence and a place to keep cattle in times of trouble), and underneath the castle the lake washes through a number of natural caverns and caves.
Aughnanure Castle is situated 3km east of Oughterard, off the main Galway road (N59).
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Glengowla Mines
For such ugly work, it's amazing that beautiful materials were extracted from this mine, a 19th-century hole in the ground that yielded all manner of silver, glistening quartz and much more. Visitors learn about the tough lives led here and see some of the beauty left inside. It is 3km west of Oughterard off the N59.
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Brigit's Garden
Can you feel the power of the crystal? Halfway between the villages of Moycullen and Oughterard is Brigit's Garden, a New Age place with lots of lovely plants, yoga classes, Celtic festivals, mythology and a vegetarian cafe.
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