Touring Ireland with a private driver and guide

Typical Connemara ponies

These ponies thrive in this region. They originally arrived here accidentally as they were on board the Spanish Armada vessels which were wrecked on our western coastline during that fateful storm many years ago. They are a beautiful and very even tempered horse and are ideal as childrens ponies because of this and also because they are a three-quartered size horse and not too large. They originated in North Africa and amazingly the climate in Connemara really suits them. They come in many different colours but the grey and speckled grey are my own favourites.
The Cliffs of Moher

Friday we left Killarney and journeyed across the Shannon river to the Cliffs of Moher and on to Galway city. It was a great day for the Cliffs and everyone enjoyed their visit here. The weather held up for us and was a great improvement on the previous day where many areas had suffered rain.
Connemara was our destination yesterday (Saturday) where we visited Kylemore Abbey, Clifden and Roundstone before making our way back to Galway via Rosmuc, Inverin and Spiddal. Our weather was not as kind as Friday and a heavy mist obscured much of the wonderful views to be had in this region. It was still a good day regardless.
Today (Sunday) my party head for the Aran Islands and that will be a great experience for them and one i know that they are looking forward to.