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 Cleggan is an attractive fishing village in the heart of Connemara seven miles north of Clifden, offering a leisurely pace of life with a good restaurant, four friendly pubs and a village atmosphere. There are some lovely beaches in the area and the harbour is the base for a small fishing fleet, If you are there when the boats return in the evening fresh fish and crab can be bought on the pier.
If you are more independent fishing from the pier is good and the "western kingfisher" , a top class angling charter boat, is available for hire. Cleggan is the centre for an extensive ferry service to the Island of Inish Bofin just five miles off the coast. Inishbofin is a great day out and gives you an insight into how people exist on a small island in the Atlantic ocean, the island has lots to see and is an ideal place for bird watching, walking, artists, writers, it also has two hotels and a limited amount of self catering accommodation, B&Bs and two hotels. Cleggan riding center has pony trekking and riding lessons catering for both beginners and experts alike.
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