Connemara National Park
September 17th, 2006Connemara National Park offers visitors some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland. The park is a mixture of mountains, lakes and boglands, and it stretches for more than 5,000 acres. At the heart of the park is the beautiful valley of Glanmore, which is crossed by the Polladrik River. Connemara National Park boasts some impressive examples of megalithic tombs, some of which are 4,000 years old. The park is open throughout the year, while its Visitors’ Centre is open between March and October. Two signposted trails lead from the Visitors Centre. The area is famed for its population of semi-wild Connemara ponies, which, legend has it, are descended from Arab stock, having come ashore from the wrecks of Spanish Armadas.
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