Carnmore is a four bedroom, one and a half bathroom Irish cottage located in the Connemara district of Galway.  It is located on 16 acres of typically rugged West Galway farmland.  Nestled in the Twelve Bens mountain range and overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Carnmore is the most relaxing holiday spot one can dream of. Carnmore offers guests the opportunity for gentle hill walking or more challenging mountain climbing, fishing for salmon in local streams, and swimming at the nearby beach.  Other recreational options include  shopping in the nearby towns of Westport and Clifden or golfing on the challenging links.

Carnmore was designed as a place to relax.  To help guests enjoy their time without disruptions, there is not a telephone in the house.  Telephones are available at local shops (or at the neighbor’s house in the case of emergency).  A small television is available, but will only be taken from a closet at the guest’s request.  We strongly encourage you to enjoy a cozy fire, read the hundreds of books at Carnmore, share stories about the day or tell tales of the legends of Connemara ... or just relax and soak in the spectacular Connemara views, like the view from the sitting room shown above or as seen in these pictures.

Carnmore was built in 1974, under the direction of Dr. John (Jack) Connelly of Boston, Massachusetts.  Carnmore is named after Dr. Connelly’s father’s birthplace outside the town of Galway.

Dr. Connelly, who died in 1986, led an active life.  The husband of Martha and father of seven, he was a leading pediatrician at Mass General Hospital and founder of the Bunker Hill Health Center.  He also served his country as a soldier in World War II and as a Naval Reservist, retiring as a Rear Admiral.  Dr. Connelly’s family would appreciate it if you took a moment to say a short prayer in his memory.



"There was something else, something indescribable but as real as dim colour or soft sound. It was the spirit of the place; the countryside was faintly magical even in the rain. Half tones told of it; and the soft atmosphere made you feel that you were in a region that was your proper home, a home where there was neither time, nor tide, nor any change at all, something friendly and akin and full of all that might be needed, if need were to arise; but it never did, for you felt that nothing was lacking. And you did not want to speak." -- Irish poet Oliver St. John Gogarty reflecting on the area around Carnmore

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