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Tourist attractions

Irish Restaurants and Pubs

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Campgrounds and Lodging

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Beached boats and shipwrecks in Ireland

The MV Plassy

Resting on the rocks of Inis Oírr, the torn-open hull of the MV Plassy looks as though it had been cast ashore…

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Castles

O’Brien Castle

O'Brien Castle, a 14th-century tower, stands on the Irish island of Inisheer (in the Aran Islands archipelago). One of the island's major…

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Irish lighthouses

Inisheer Lighthouse

Passing through the Aran Islands? Don't miss the lighthouse on Inisheer Island! This magnificent building is one of the proudest of the…

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Cairns, Ireland

Cnoc Raithnighe

Cnoc Raithnighe (also known as Cnoc Raithní) is an ancient Bronze Age burial mound. It is found on the island of Inisheer…

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The Irish sweater

Much more than a simple souvenir, the Irish sweater evokes virgin wool and peat! Simply brilliant for keeping warm!

Traditional Irish clothing

Inisheer

Inisheer (Inis Oírr in Irish Gaelic) is an island belonging to the Aran Islands, a group of 3 islands in Galway Bay… Inisheer is the smallest of the Aran Islands. The island boasts sumptuous scenery, as well as a superb 14th-century fort… A truly delightful island to visit!

Discover the beauty of a wild Irish island!

Center of the island

There are over 260 inhabitants on the island. Most of them live in the center of the island. Here you’ll find 3 Irish Pubs, a souvenir store, a hotel and a grocery store. A youth hostel and a campsite on a beautiful beach are also available for tourists…

Pubs are ideal for a stopover: they serve succulent meals for reasonable budgets, and the atmosphere in these establishments is quite remarkable. In fact, it’s not uncommon to eat in just for the excuse of listening to a few tunes played by a local band!

You’ll have no trouble striking up a conversation with the locals: they’re very welcoming and won’t hesitate to show you the best spots in Inisheer.
A 100% Gaelic population from the Gaeltacht
If you ever venture into populated areas, you’ll find yourself inexorably confronted by the language barrier. In Inisheer, people speak Gaelic, an ancestral Irish language still spoken in certain regions of Ireland (all of which are called “Gaeltacht”)…

Many visitors come to Inisheer to take advantage of the island’s Irish Gaelic language courses. These courses are aimed at people of all levels wishing to learn or perfect their command of the language…