"Inishmore, Aran Islands" Inishmore by sabsi

Inishmore Travel Guide: 135 reviews and 359 photos

Me? Scared of heights? No way! - Inishmore

Cliffs

I spent a few days on Inishmore, the biggest of the Aran Islands in 2001. It's a wonderful place full of impressive cliffs and scenery, nature and .. hmmmm tourists ;-) It's quiet until the first ferry of the day arrives and from then on there's herds of tourists on bikes and in busses everywhere. We succeeded in finding some deserted spots tho!

In 2005 I came back with my colleagues on a company trip. We only stayed for a day, cycled along the coast road in the rain and tried to escape the tourists best we could (=not visit Dun Angus ;). It was a fantastic day!

Kilronan

Downtown Kilronan

Kilronan is the main "town" of Inishmore. There's approx. three pubs, a supermarket, a few schools and tourist shops, one decent restaurant and a bank that opens twice a week there! And I lost my bet once claiming that they definitely have an ATM machine ;-) No way!!! Back then they didn't. Now they have one - inside the supermarket. I guess the times they are changing even on the Aran Islands....

Sights and Nature

Irish flowers

Inishmore is full of historic forts and breathtaking cliffs. I liked the nature best, the island is green and grey, just fields and stone walls. There's lots of birds living here, you hear the herons in the distance all day! Our favourite fort was "off the beaten path" so we were able to escape all the tourists for a while :)

Pros and Cons

Pros:Ancient forts, green fields, stone walls, flowers, birds ... heaven!
Cons:In summer it gets crowded as soon as the first ferry arrives!
In a nutshell:A beautiful and wild island!

Last visit to Inishmore: Jul 2001
Intro Updated Jul 28, 2005
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Reviews (21)

Cycle along the Coast Road Things to Do (7)

From Kilronan you can either take the main road to Dun Aengus or then you can turn right at a pub on the "outskirts" of... more travel advice

Don't forget What to Pack (1)

When I was there the tab water was conterminated and we only were told in the pub at night. The only supermarket on... more travel advice

Dún Eochla Off The Beaten Path (1)

Another fort. Only very few tourists go to this one :-) more travel advice

The size of the island Things to Do (7)

See how narrow Inishmore is. Not more than two miles wide! more travel advice

Favorites (2)
See All The beauty of nature
Shopping (1)
Aran Sweaters
Warnings Or Dangers (1)
Bring cash!
Local Customs (1)
No messin'!
Transportation (3)
See All By boat

Nightlife (1)
Busy pubs
Tourist Traps (1)
Tours by Pony & Trap
Restaurants (1)
The only restaurant in Kilronan
Hotels (1)
A nice B&B
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Comments (5)

conor11 Sep 11, 2011 at 4:12 PM Report Abuse

Ahhhh, I don't know what you mean by putting '' '' around the word TOWN in your description, Kilronan IS classed as a township and it is the main one on Inishmore Island so it is in fact a town!
VeronicaG Apr 3, 2006 at 7:31 AM Report Abuse

Dun Aengus is amazing--imagine what it took to create this!!
Alain_Smeets Aug 1, 2003 at 12:19 AM Report Abuse

Rent a bike, luckily you have some bikes on the background -lol- great informative page, useful information and beautiful photos.
barryg23 Jan 4, 2003 at 11:52 AM Report Abuse

i'm home for xmas and trying my best to catch up on seeing ireland - evidently i still have lots to see!
Krumel Sep 27, 2002 at 12:23 AM Report Abuse

Hi Sabsi, Deine vielen Irlandseiten neu zu sortieren ist ja eine Heidenarbeit. Bleib am Ball!