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IE10039

Galway, Ireland

Our house viewed from garden

View of Loch Ceara and Galway Bay from Garden

house and woods from garden at dawn

living room

house viewed from west

Front Hallway

house viewed from garden

Dún Aonghasa in the Aran Islands

Aughnanure Castle

Cliffs of Moher — across the baty from us.

Connemara donkey

Traditional boats - Galway hooker and currach

Local boat races — July / August in Kinvara and an Cheathrú Rua

Gold

Member since

2011

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Nice house in Connemara, Galway, Ireland, 3km from the beach — looking for an exchange for 3 weeks in August 2017

Our home is situated in the Connemara region (in the West of Ireland) on a hectare of heather and woods overlooking Galway Bay, 28 km west of Galway city. We are only 3 km from the seashore (8 minutes by car), with good beaches, a supermarket, shops, playground, and pubs, all within 5 km. The countryside around the house is well-served by country roads suitable for long walks. The house, recently rebuilt, has underfloor heating, an open fire in the sitting room, and a turf-burning range in the kitchen. Two of the four bedrooms have attached bathrooms.
We have swings and slides in the garden, and plenty of toys for children, and a pool table and games for teenagers/adults.
Shannon airport is 1 hr 30 mins from our home, and Dublin Airport is 2 hrs 30 mins away.
We are ideally placed to visit Galway, Clare, the Aran Islands and Mayo.
We have four cats (all kept outside) and, if preferred, we can arrange for them to be fed daily.

2 Adults
2 Children
7 Exchanges made

Occupation

writer and publisher
teacher

Our Home

House Type: House
Environment: By the sea
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeping Capacity: 7

References

In my house

Pets - Not allowed
Small children - Allowed

Exchange Types

Home exchange

Indoor

Free internet access
Computer available
Central heating
Fireplace
Toys and games
Washing machine
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Television
Guitar
Other musical instruments

Outdoor

Garden
Terrace or deck
Park / playground
BBQ
Bicycles: 1

Facilities

No smoking
Suitable for disabled people
Car necessary
Seclusion/Privacy

Our Destination Wish List

France
Bordeaux, France

Spoken Languages

English
Français
Gaelic

Nearest Airport: Shannon Airport - 112 km

Joyce's Supermarket (5.1 km)
Trá Mhór (4.7 km)
Eanach Mheáin (27.0 km)
Loch Coirib - Lough Corrib (25.4 km)
An Spidéal - Spiddal (10.9 km)
An Choirib - Corrib River (32.8 km)

Nearby Galway city is an all-year-round tourist destination with all the usual tourist facilities — museum, library, theatre, aquarium, cinemas, pubs, shops, restaurants, activity centres, swimming pools, boating etc.
Connemara and nearby counties Mayo and Clare, the Burren, and the Aran islands, are all well-known areas of great scenic beauty. Activities include boating, fishing, hill-walking, horse-riding, swimming, golf, and much more.
The Galway Races are held in the end of July, and Cruinniú na mBád traditional boat race is held in August, as well as many other festivals in and around Galway.
For more information:
http://www.connemara.ie/en/
http://www.aranislands.ie/
http://www.burrenecotourism.com/
http://www.clare-tour.com/area/Burren/
www.visitclare.net/‎
http://www.visitclare.net/