The West of Ireland offers an array of leisure activities for the visitor and this page gives links to a wide variety of Irish sites on the internet. I hope you enjoy and that it will help to find the activity which most interests you. (Each of the listed activities is within a table which may slow the page's download - please bare with me.)Hit the links to bring you to your own areas of interest or 'home' to bring you back to the top of the page. (All links were checked on June 8th. 2000. If you find any broken links please drop me an email - thanks.)If you have travelled the whole journey with me - well done - you're now on the last lap. There's just my Friends' Pages left. Those of you who strolled in here by accident why not stay a while and join me on a journey through some of the beauty and history of the West of Ireland....... "My Place Amongst The Stones". You will find all the links below.
Just make a cuppa, grab a beer, pour a glass of wine.............. whatever, relax and enjoy.
Angling & Fishing .Canoeing .Celtic Interests .Climbing .Cruising .Equestrian .Golf .Hang Gliding .
Hill Walking .Horse Racing .Horse Riding .Outdoor Activities .Sailing .Scuba Diving .Sea Angling
SurfingTheatre/Festivals .Windsurfing .What to Do & Where to Go Links .Getting Around Sites
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Angling ....Ireland For Angling
....Angling In Ireland - A Chat Forum
....Swift Guide To Angling In Ireland
....Mayo's Triangle Of Angling
....Where To Fish In IrelandFishing .Fishing In Clare
....Fishing in Sligo
...Shane's Irish Fishing Guide
....Fishing In Galway
....Shannon Region - Angling
Sea Angling ....Sea Angling In Ireland
....Fishing Holidays
...Deep Sea Angling in Mayo
....Ireland For Angling
....Galway Deep Sea Angling
Cruising ....Cruising The Shannon
...Hate Flying? Cruise to Ireland
. ..River Shannon Cruises
...Boat Cruises in Mayo
..Cruises in Connemara
Sailing ....Sailing in County Clare
....Yachting in Cork
....Yachting In Crosshaven, Cork
....Dingle Yacht Club
....Irish Sailing AssociationWindsurfing ....Wind Surfing In Ireland
....Trinity College Windsurfing Club
....Irish Windsurfing Association
....Oysterhaven Activity Centre
...On-line Weather Guide
Surfing ....T-Bay on the Web
....South Coast Surfing Journal
....Delphi Adventure Centre
....Mobysurf Kerry
Scuba Diving ....Scuba Diving in Ireland
....Irish Underwater Council
....Naas Sub-aqua Club
....UCC Sub-aqua Club
Canoeing ....Outdoor Education Centres
....The Liffey Descent
....Coolure Canoeing Holidays
....Irish Canoeing Holidays
....Irish Tourist Board Links to WatersportsOutdoor Activities ....Delphi Adventure Centre
....Rockclimbing
....Adventure In The West
....Kilrush Adventure Centre
.An Outdoor Adventure Club
Climbing ....Irish Mountaineering Club
....Mountaineering In Connemara
....Dublin City Climbing Club
....Mountaineering Council of Ireland
....Irish Climbing On-lineHill Walking ....Hillwalking In Ireland
....Walking Holidays
....The Hidden Ireland
....Irish Walking Links
.Walking Tours in the West
.Burren Hill Walks in County Clare
Golf . ...Golfing In Galway
....Golf Club Ireland
....Golfing In Mayo
....Golf In Ireland
....Golfing Ireland
....Directory of Irish Golf SitesHorse Riding ....Residential Horse Riding Holidays
....Horse Riding in Ireland
....Equestrian Holidays in Ireland
....Edgehill Hospitality - Equestrain Holidays
....Crossogue House Co.Tipperary
....Trail Riding Holidays
Equestrian ....Connemara Pony Breeders
....Farm Equestrian Centre
....Irish Bloodstock Industry
....Irish Equine
....Goff's Bloodstocks SalesHorse Racing ....The Galway Races
....Irish Horse Racing
....Irish Horse Racing Information
....Irish Horse Racing Authority
....Association of Irish Racecourses
Hang Gliding .....Hang -Gliding & Paragliding .Irish Hang Gliding & Para-gliding .Irish Parachute Club
What to Do & Where to Go Sites
Galway Guide
Hotel Accommodation in Galway.Dublin City Guide
.Events of the Week in Dublin
.Tourist Guide to Dublin
.Heritage Ireland
Getting Around Sites
.Iarnrod Eireann - Irish Rail - for all Irish Rail time tables
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.Bus Eireann - For schedules of the Irish bus journeys and routes
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.Dublin Airport - Flight Information
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.Shannon Airport - Flight Information.Maps - this link shows you street maps of the main cities in Ireland
.Maps - this link to each county map with links to information on the towns and villages
.Aer Arran - Flight schedules to the Aran Islands
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.Island Ferries - Information about ferry services to the Aran Islands
If you have enjoyed this page please drop a comment into our Guestbook- and Don't Forget.......!
the Journey
For those who have just joined me on this page why not go to the beginning of our travels and see some of the places in The Start of Our Journey through the West of Ireland.
My Place Amongst the Stones gives the history of my company name, Moytura - a celtic heritage going back thousands of years.
We journey to my own parish of Lackagh - a small village just 12 miles from Galway with a mighty big history. Learn all about the Battle of Knockdoe - one of Ireland's bloodiest of conflicts in the 16th century.
We move on to take a quick jaunt around Galway City; and then to the heart of Connemara - with its wild and wonderful beauty.
From there we journey south into County Clare to see The Burren - a place that has lain undisturbed since the Ice-age and of immense botanical, ecological and archaeological importance.
Visit Ireland's finest early monastic heritage centre in Clonmacnoise, County Offaly; and to my favourite of all the early Christian Church locations - Clonfert, South County Galway, with its beautiful tiny 12th century Cathedral of Saint Brendan. Come with me around the grounds and see the 1000 year old Yew Walk and the Bishop's Palace.
While on the Clonfert pages, you can learn a potted history of Saint Brendan the Navigator, possibly the first European to set foot in North America in the 6th. century. And join me in the celebrations when this tiny cathedral was listed in the World Monuments Watch 2000 most endangered monuments.
Join me on my 'Famine Journey' which starts in Westport, and moves to Sligo, my Dad's County and the departure port for many of the 'Coffin Ships'. This part of my journey ends in Grosse-Île on a tiny island east of Quebec City.
On this page you will learn some of the history of our Famine Refugees from 1845 - 1849 and find the final resting place of over 6,000 of my country folk who died within sight of their first freedom in over 300 years. This is where many of the Irish roots in North America started.
Our Journey moves on to other places on that visit to Canada where we see Quebec City and some of Ontario's lovely places and then to two of Canada's famous Catholic Shrines - Saint Anne de Beaupré and to Cap-de-la-Madeleine.
Finally, join me on my pilgrimage to a peaceful haven in a war-torn country in Medugorje in Bosnia-Hercegovinia. The other areas of my Web site can be found in the drop-down box below.
If you are interested in Irish history or anything to do with Ireland why not visit our new additions where you will find a large selection of genuine Irish goods as well as Irish reading, music & viewing material!:
Moytura's Irish Store, Moytura's Irish Bookshop, Moytura's Irish Music Store, and Moytura's Irish Video Store I have added links pages of other places related to the places we visit, links to leisure activities in Ireland i.e. golf, fishing, horse riding, sailing in Ireland, festivals, entertainment etc. and some of my friends' home pages.
Go raith míle maith agat - thanks a million
Beannacht Dé Ort - bain taitneamh as do thuras.
God Bless and Enjoy Your 'Journey'Oh, I nearly forgot......come and meet me and mine HERE
See some of the awards received for this site HERE.For those of you who are interested in tracing you family ancestry these pages might help, just hit the banners to go directly to each site or check out our Trace Your Ancestry pages first where you can see some of the vast numbers of data base lists and try out an on-line search for yourself.
Every now and then people send me stories, poems, or URLs to other Home Pages that I find very touching or uplifting, they can be found at the links below. Some will make you smile, maybe even laugh, some may make you cry or a little sad - but all will leave a little bit of a mark, if only for the few minutes you spend reading or listening to them. Enjoy - I call this section:
"PRAYERFUL THOUGHTS & THOUGHTFUL PRAYERS"
CIRCLE THE WORLD WITH PRAYER
Could you DONATE just 10 minutes of your time a day?? If Yes then- GIVE IT TO GOD! Great rewards and long-term benefits! Invitation open to ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANY RELIGION & NONE!!
Check out the WHY, WHERE, WHEN & HOW here: Circle of Prayer Then ask yourself the question - WHY NOT?!?!
Celtic Women International
Celtic Women International is a young and vibrant organisation founded by Jean Bills, a woman with Irish roots living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is now in growth phase and expanding membership throughout the whole world for ANYONE (yes, even the guys!) with Celtic roots. It's purpose is to honour, celebrate and promote our Celtic Heritage. In the near future we hope to be a resource for all things Celtic with databases of other Celtic Organisations, Support Bodies, Music & the Arts etc. Membership, for only $25!!, incorporates a quarterly newsletter with the finest of articles related all things Celtic.
Our annual conference brings together some of the best advocates of Celtic Traditions as well as musicians and artists representing the recognised Celtic Nations of Ireland, Cornwall, Scotland, Wales, The Isle of Man, Brittany and Galicia and Asturia in Spain. 2002 sees the conference on the move and will be held in New Orleans, 2003 in Toronto, 2004 in Pheonix and 2005 in GALWAY, IRELAND! Please help us to grow this wonderful organisation by joining us as a member. All are very welcome and your presence can only enrich us. Learn all about us at:
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Moytura's web site currently has 12 definite and individual sections which can be found below:.Choose a Location
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Get a Free Family Coat of Arms Ancestry.com has the greatest databases in the world for those in North America who are trying to trace their ancestry. Hit the banner to the right to see the some of the extensive lists available and while there why not do a search from their own database search engine?Just hit the banner to the left.
Are You Drawing Up Your Family Tree?
Moytura now has a brand new Irish shopping site online, so why not go and have a mooch by hitting the logo!
Here you will find a vast selection of Irish products in the following categories: Ancestry, Art, Books, Collectors items, Crafts, Crystal, Dancing, Fashion, Foodhall, Fragrances, Gifts, Heraldry, Houseware, Jewellery, Maps, Music, Names, Sportswear, Travel and Videos. All our goods are from genuine Irish suppliers.Email addresses are used for one purpose only - to send on your newsletter.
They are given to NO OTHER third party.
HOME-BASED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Moytura Graphic Design has expanded enormously since it's humble beginnings just a few years ago and has taken a new business venture which can be operated from home on a full or part-time basis. You can learn about this work-from-home opportunity here.TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY The telecommunications industry goes from strength to strength world wide, especially with de-regulation opening up most countries to healthy and cost-cutting competition. The company, for which we are Independent Consultants, has been so successful since its European start-up in 1998 that it has now expanded from the UK to Ireland Belgium, and the Netherlands, with the USA opening in Feb 2002. It plans to expand even further in the very near future - to:
If you, or anyone you know, living in any of these countries would like to start a home-based business, the opportunities are enormous as this company is only just beginning and, as Independent Consultants, everyone will be in at the very ground level. E-MAIL for details or check out the WEBPAGE.
Contact Mary Mullins, Moytura Graphic Design, Cregmore, Claregalway, Co. Galway, Ireland. Ph: +353 91 798407
© 2000 Moytura Graphic Design