Burren Cottage Guide

Introduction

The Burren is a widely enjoyed holiday destination. Here you can create perfectly balanced days of fresh air and outdoor activity followed by evenings of music and dancing or conversation and quiet reading.

Below you will find out about some of the ways you can spend your Burren cottage holiday

Activities

Guided hill walks with Burren Hill Walks
Kayaking in Ballyvaughan with Ben's Boats
Horseriding, based in Fanore, with the Burren Riding Centre
Dolphin watching, daytrip with Dolphinwatch Carrigholt
Aran Islands, Doolin Ferries or, from Galway, Aran Island Ferries
Painting / photography courses with the Burren College of Art
Concerts / music events at the Royal Spa Hotel
Ceili dancing at Vaughans Pub, Kilfenora
Traditional music in many pubs of nearby villages
Golf course at Lahinch & Gort
Lake angling, Burke's supermarket Corofin for boat & tackle hire
Galway Hooker sailboat trip, Kinvara 087 231 1779

Events

Singing weekend, Ballyvaughan Febuary
Micho Russell traditional music weekend, Doolin Febuary
Cuckoo fleadh, Kinvara 1st Bank Holiday in May
Traditional singing weekend, Ennistymon 1st Bank Holiday in May
An flea nua, Ennis May
Spancilhill House Fair, near Ennis May
Ennis Arts Festival June
Willie Clancy traditional music week, Miltown Malbay 1st week of July
Galway Arts Festival , July
Galway Races end of July
Medieval Banquets, Dungaire Castle, Kinvara,May to September, 1800 269 811 or 091 637108
Brian Merriman Summer School last week of August

Places of interest

Burren Perfumery
Burren Forts
Irish Music Centre, Ennis
Aillwee Cave
The Burren Centre
Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway
Dromore Woods near Corofin
Kylemore Abbey restored garden, Connemara

General Information

Kinvara
Ballyvaughan
How to get to Shannon Region
Weather
Local pub Carron (serving food), Cassidy's Pub