Written By: Andy Nicholson
On Date: 30/6/2008
Fairhill house hotel is a tastefully refurbished 3 star hotel located in Galway's Conamara region, one of the most scenic parts of the wild west of Ireland. Welcome to Fairhill House Hotel, a popular hotel with a well-deserved reputation for excellent hospitality and authentic cuisine. We are located in the quaint little village of Clonbur (An Fhairce in Irish), nestled between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask in Connemara, an area renowned for its rugged beauty and unforgettable scenery.
Our family has been welcoming visitors to Connemara for over half a century now. Fishermen, ramblers, cyclists and visitors from all over the world just love the laid-back atmosphere here. Our 25 en-suite bedrooms are large and comfortable and our food is superb. We are told we serve some the best Chowder, Seafood and Steaks in Connemara, not to mention the lively music and craic we serve nightly in our bar.
We offer keen individual and group B&B rates and we'll endeavour to make your stay enjoyable, hassle-free and above all, affordable.
Fishing in Connemara for Trout, Salmon and Pike.
The West of Ireland where Clonbur is situated offers some of the best fishing in Europe for wild brown trout, atlantic salmon and sea trout in rivers and loughs. The great Western loughs Corrib, Mask and Conn are unique as venues for wild brown trout fishing in Europe. Numerous other rivers and loughs abound in the area, offering the visiting angler a wide choice of fishing, depending on weather and water conditions and his/her preferences.
We can arrange your entire fishing trip. There are boats for hire at several locations around the lough, and boatmen and experience Ghillies are also available by arrangement. Angling on Lough Corrib and Lough Mask is free.
Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib is 42,000 acres in size and stretches in length from within 4 miles of Galway City to within 2 miles of Maum Bridge, a distance of 33 miles. The Lough is renowned for its wild brown trout and salmon fishing. Brown trout fishing is usually good from the first day of the season and the salmon fishing for grilse is best from around the end of May. Trout can be caught on wet fly from opening day, Feb. 15th. Each season, a number of specimen brown trout are caught on the lough, and the record stands at around 21.5lb, caught in September 2002. There are boats for hire at several locations around the lough, and boatmen are also available at most boat stations. Angling on Lough Corrib is free.
Lough Mask
A Limestone lake of 22,000 acres connected by an underground channel with Lough Corrib, holding large ferox trout, pike, eels, perch and a few char. Angling is free. Trout up to 15lb are taken by trolling and on dap. Mayflies are best from mid-May to mid-June; daddy-long legs and grasshoppers are most common from late June to September; and wet fly between March and April and July and September. Dry fly fishing can be successful from May to September. Clonbur, Ballinrobe, Cong, and Tourmakeady are good centres. River fishing on Finney and canal joining Mask and Corrib. At Tourmakeady there are some good spate rivers, and mountain lake fishing in Dirk Lakes, mainly for brown trout.
Horse-riding and trekking afficiandos and beginners alike will find plenty of opportunity to try our their riding skills here in the home of the Connemara Pony.
Our guests love exploring the unspoiled Connemara countryside, rambling along the quiet mountain boreens overlooking the lakes, soaking up the stunning Connemara scenery.
Former Ryder Cup great Christy O Connor claims there is nothing to beat the great natural links and the rich and exciting parklands, which the West of Ireland has to offer. The climate and natural beauty of the countryside add to the magic of the place, and Clonbur is ideally situated as a base for the avid golfers.
'The world isn't full of strangers, only friends we haven't met yet!'
We look forward to meeting you soon. We may be a little off the beaten track, but you'd never know who you might meet here! There's always something happening in Connemara, isn't it time you checked in?
Fairhill House Hotel,
Clonbur
Connemara,
Co Galway,
Ireland
+ 353 949546176
info@fairhillhouse.com
http://www.fairhillhouse.com
Contact
Eddie Lynch
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