Roundstone is one of the oldest resorts in Connemara.
The village was built in the 1820s by Scottish engineer
Alexander Nimmo. In Roundstone you will find a busy little
harbour, where local fishermen prepare and return with the
day's catches of lobster, crayfish, crab and mackerel, plus
a variety of other fish.
Roundstone is situated in the heart of Connemara, and is one
of the oldest fishing villages on the west coast, and is an
area of much natural beauty, as well as being the birth
place and inspiration for much of Ireland's artistic
creations. It has also been described many times as a
"botanist's delight" as many wild flowers, rare to this
country, are found in the area known as Errisbeg which rises
almost to 1,000 ft (west of the village).
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Dogs Bay and Gorteen Beach, set back and filled with the
clearest Atlantic water can be enjoyed in this area (2 miles
from Roundstone). Not only can the beaches be enjoyed from
the swimmers and other aquatic water sports point of view,
but to those that are interested, the sand is pure white as
it is not formed of quartz grain but of shells exclusively.
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