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Western Ireland with Backroads
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Western Ireland with Backroads

Oscar Wilde once described Connemara's misty shores, rugged mountains and jagged, rocky cliffs as a land of "savage beauty." But there's also a certain charm to the region's Gaellic road signs, thatched roof cottages and rolling green fields, many of which are dotted with stone walls and grazing lambs. Instead of touring vineyards, you'll stop at village pubs to drink pints of Guinness and listen to the craic—or local gossip.

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