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The team at Galway auctioneers O’Donnellan & Joyce have been busy with viewings and preparations for their live remote bidding property auction. Set for Friday November 3, proceedings will commence at 12 noon sharp. Final open viewings took place this week in the lead up to Friday’s auction, with a range of properties for sale in counties Galway, Clare, Donegal, Limerick, Mayo, Dublin, Louth, Meath, Cork and Westmeath.

The countdown is on for the highly anticipated O’Donnellan & Joyce live stream auction, happening on November 3 at 12 noon. Brace yourself for an excellent auction catalogue that promises something special for everyone.

It must have been an extraordinary sight in the 1860s to see Kylemore castle rise from a bog in the heart of Connemara’s Twelve Pins, barely a decade following the devastation of the Great Famine. More than 100 men were employed, some coming from as far away as Renvyle and further, at a handsome wage of seven to 10 shillings a week, turning rough, soggy land, only good for shooting wild fowl and for fishing in its nearby lakes, into a magnificent building. Today it stands more like a palace than a castle, and is still a show-stopper on the Letterfrack road.

Derryclare Woods

Summer is upon us once more and luckily we've been blessed with some of the finest weather we've seen this year over the past few weeks. While it would be foolish to take the ever fitful Irish weather for granted, it's important to get out and make the most of the balmy conditions while we have them. There are few better places in Ireland to do so than Galway city and its surrounding countryside. Why go on holiday when there is so much on offer in your own backyard? Even if the weather does betray us yet again, there are plenty of indoor activities to get stuck into too.