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Wild, beautiful and boasting some of the best ‘authentic’ attractions in the county, Joyce Country, located just a one hour drive from Galway city, is a must visit location this summer.

What is this Wild Atlantic Way you speak of? Are you ready for the journey of a lifetime that will take you along the snaking route of one of the most westerly parts of Europe, where the ocean kisses Ireland; that bitter bowl of tears that brought so many people from this island right across the world for centuries.

From the comforts of Ballynahinch, such as they were at the time, William Makepeace Thackeray continues his exploration of the surrounding countryside as he gathered information for his successful Irish Sketch Book published some years after his tour in 1842.