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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2006 (September-October) » Archive through October 06, 2006 » Ag lorg pla:s go luath i gConamara « Previous Next »

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Bearnaigh (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 02:00 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Haigh,
I'm in Galway untill tomorrow. Can anyone suggets a quick itenery for seeing the Gaeltacht, within 5 hours, and by bus

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Cionaodh
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Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 02:38 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I'm in Galway untill tomorrow. Can anyone suggets a quick itenery for seeing the Gaeltacht, within 5 hours, and by bus

With only 5 hours at your disposal, "seeing" is nearly all you're going to do in the "Gaeltacht", since it's comprised of relatively scattered villages -- so you'd spend most of that 5 hour period on the road. The scenery around the Irish-speaking villages is pretty much like the rest of the west, so just take a bus tour from Galway and have them show you the noteworthy sights of Conamara.

If you want to narrow your target from "the Gaeltacht" to "a Gaeltacht village", then your 5 hours may be slightly better utilised. Pick one of the Gaeltacht villages, preferably nearer Galway so that you don't waste a huge chunk of your 5 hours en route to it. Find out when the buses run to & from there, then off you go. Visit shops, chat with people on the road, and have a few pints at the pub, preferably later when more people will be there. And do mind the bus schedule, as some towns are only served once a day (we're now out of prime tourist season, mind you).

I'm of the opinion that it won't matter much which town/village you choose, as 5 hours does none of them much justice. If that's all you've got, it's better than none, I suppose.

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Bearnaigh (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006 - 07:14 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Unfortunatly, due to having to wait to get stuff in the shops here, I wont even be doing the 5 hours.

I did hear a father and his 3 kids cack-cacking in Irish. It was very natural, and none of that horrible sly smiling one sees from non-natives when they speak, as if irish was a big joke. He was asking about a shop in a tone that said he was wanting to get out of town before too long



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