Below is an initial sample of the numerous links we plan to include. As our links section expands, we will introduce separate categories. For now, links are listed alphabetically. Links will open in a new window.

Click here for links to local services in the Slieve Aughty area.

• Abbey village Co. Galway (An Mhainistir)
  The village takes its name from the ‘Abbey of Kilnalahan’ in the barony of Leitrim.
• Athenry Arts And Heritage Centre
  Athenry boasts some of the best preserved medieval buildings, walls and artifacts in Europe. The Heritage Centre is situated in the ruins of the medieval St. Mary's Parish Church.
• Athenry Tidy Towns
  Glan is glas.
• Aughty Public Art Projects
  A community focused contemporary art project in the rural context of the Aughties, crossing the borders of Galway and Clare.
• BAFFLE
  The Loughrea-based "Bowes' Academic Fellowship And Fraternity Of Literary Esoterics"
• Baile Átha 'n Rí
  Mythology, History and Stories from O'Regan's Athenry
• Ballinakill (Baile na Cille)
  The Parish of Ballinakill is situated high in the Sliabh Aughty Mountains.
• Ballinasloe.org
  News, views and fiery attitudes!
• Beagh Roots Galway
  Genealogical information about Beagh, the most southerly parish of County Galway.
• Beara-Breifne Greenway
  Slí Beara-Breifne follows the line of O’Sullivan’s fourteen-day flight in 1603, together with one thousand supporters, from Beara to Breifne.
• Birdwatch Galway
  The Galway branch of Birdwatch Ireland
• Burrenbeo
  The living Burren.
• Burren College of Art
  Committed to the initial education of artists, and to their continuing professional development.
• Burren Lowlands
  Burren Lowlands is an area of significant cultural and landscape heritage stretching from the Slieve Aughties to the Burren Highlands and from Kinvarra to Crusheen.
• Castlebawn - McNamara Towerhouse
  A Conservation and Restoration Project in Scariff Bay Lough Derg Co. Clare
• Castle Ellen
  Caislean Eilise, Baile Atha an Riogh, Co. na Gaillimhe
• CELT
  Centre for Environmental Living and Training
• Clare Biodiversity
  Information on biodiversity in Clare.
• Centre for Landscape Studies, NUIG
  Promotes interdisciplinary study of landscape in its physical, cultural, social and ecological aspects.
• Clare Birdwatch
  The Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland
• Clare County Council
• Clare County Library
  Features numerous and in-depth heritage resources for County Clare.
• Clare County Museum
  Featuring The Riches of Clare
• Clare Heritage
  A joint project by The Clare Archaeological Society and The Shannon Archaeological and Historical Society fostering interest in Clare's Ancient Heritage
• Clare Heritage Office
  Providing information relating to the Heritage Department of Clare County Council
• Clare Lifelong Learning Network
• Clare Local Development Company (CLDC)
  Aims to promote and deliver supports and services for social inclusion, enterprise, rural and community development.
• Clare Past Forum (Clare County Library)
  Genealogy forum dedicated to county residents and members of the Clare Diaspora.
• Clare Roots Society
  Family history group in Co. Clare.
• Clare Three-Legged Stool Poets
  Celebrates the poetic work of men and women from the three "halves" of Clare.
• Clare Walks
  Walks in Clare
• Clonfert Research Project
  To develop a greater understanding and awareness of Clonfert founded by St Brendan the Navigator.
• Clontuskert.com
  Clontuskert Heritage Group
• Cnoc na Gaoithe (Windswept Hill)
  The Tulla Comhaltas Cultural Centre, County Clare. Ireland.
• Cois na hAbhna
  Regional resource centre & archive of Comhaltas Ceoiltóirí Éireann for the Meitheal region.
• Coole Park
  Once the home of Lady Gregory (1852-1932), dramatist, co-founder of the Abbey Theatre and friend of the poet WB Yeats. Coole Park, Gort, Co Galway is a national park open to the public all year round.
• Cooley Collins 30th Traditional Irish Music Festival
  Friday 24th - Monday 27th October 2014, Gort, County Galway.
• Cuimhneamh an Chláir
  Voluntary group documenting, recording and sharing the memories of County Clare
• Cumann Merriman
  The 2017 Cumann Merriman Summer School.
• Cúirt an Mheán Oíche
  Brian Merriman's "Midnight Court", edited and translated into English by Noel Fahey.
• Derrygill Wood
  Derrygill Wood is located approximately three kilometres southeast of the village of Woodford. Derrycrag, Rosturra and Pollnaknockaun known as Woodford Forest.
• Dúchas na Sionna
  The official website of Dúchas na Sionna, the Shannon Heritage Group.
• East Clare Accessible Transport
  Promotes equality of access and support for rural communities.
• East Clare Walking Festival
  19th-21st September 2014.
• East Clare Way
  In the early 1990s people from the ten parishes of East Clare came together with a common goal.
• East Galway Family History Society
  Offers a Genealogical Research Service through Church, State, Land, Graveyard and Census records.
• Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland
  Useful links
• 'Fadó Fadó'
  a series of stories about Life In Rural Ireland told by members of the Ballinasloe Active Retirement Association.
• Feakle International Festival of Traditional Irish Music
  Wednesday 9th to Monday 14th August 2017.
• Gaeilge Locha Riach
  Promotion of Gaeilge in East Galway
• An Gáirdín, Portumna, Lough  Derg
  'To learn to live in communion with one another & with the great diversity of life around us.'
• Galway Arts Centre
  Home of the West of Ireland's leading multi-disciplinary arts centre.
• Galway Community Heritage
  History and heritage online archive for communities in County Galway, west of Ireland.
• Galway County Biodiversity Project - People and Nature
  Information and advice about caring for nature in your area.
• Galway County Council
• Galway County Council Heritage Department
• Galway County Library
• Galway East, great place, great people
  With a wealth of historic castles, houses and monuments, Galway East resounds to the echoes of the past...
• galway.net
  Tourism and regional information website.
• Galway Public Libraries Blog
  Keep up to date with what's happening at the Library,a weblog of library news, book chat, events, websites and more!
• Galway Rural Development
  Galway Rural Development fund rural enterprise and community activities in County Galway.
• Gort Heritage Market Town
  'Set within the plain between the stunning Slieve Aughty Mountains and the Burren.'
• Gort Online
  An online guide to the area of Gort and South Galway.
• Gort Resource Centre
  We are here to provide support and services to the people of Gort and the surrounding area.
• Grey Lake Ramblers
  Walking group based in Loughrea, Co. Galway.
• Ground Up Artists Collective
  Supports, promotes and advocates for rural based art projects and events which engage with local communities of place or communities of interest.
• Group 8
  Artists Collective in Ballinasloe, Galway, Ireland.
• Guaire
  Guaire features the news, stories, reflections and history of the local community at home and abroad.
• Hen Harrier Ireland
  Blog to educate and to increase awareness of Hen Harriers in Ireland, their ecology, their uniqueness and the factors influencing their conservation.
• Heritage Council Website
  The National Heritage Council's role is to propose policies and priorities for the identification, protection, preservation and enhancement of the national heritage.
• Hymany Way, East Galway
  Portumna to Aughrim on the western side of the Shannon
• Intute
  Intute is a free online service providing you with a database of hand selected Web resources for education and research.
• Ireland Reaching Out
  The national reverse genealogy programme: working to reconnect 70 million Irish diaspora back to their place of origin in Ireland.
• Irish Seed Savers Association
  A voluntary organisation dedicated to the location and preservation of traditional varieties of fruit and vegetables.
• The Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland.
  A real story in a real workhouse
• Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
  Tables of Contents of issues of the Journal from 1900 to 2002.
• Killnadeema - Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
• The Kiltartan Gregory Museum and Millennium Park
  Largely devoted to the works of Augusta Lady Gregory (1852 - 1932). Also features a recreated National School classroom of the past.
• Kiltullagh/Killimordaly Online
  Aiming to keep you informed on what's happening in this Co. Galway community.
• Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering of Women Writers 2013
  The 2013 Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering, now in its 19th year, is being celebrated in Coole Park and in Gort, by including a tribute to women writers all over the world!
• The Lady Gregory Yeats Heritage Trail
  Incorporates historical sites in South Galway associated with Lady Gregory and W.B.Yeats.
• Landscape Forum Ireland
  "Those who would seize the day come together in Landscape Forum Ireland to invest energy, creativity and vision in the making of a landscape of natural and cultural excellence."
• Lawrencetown Village, Co Galway
  An Baile Mór Síol Anmchadha - "The Town of the Descendants of Ambrose"
• logainm.ie
  Placenames database of Ireland - Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann
• Lough Derg
  Lough Derg on the great River Shannon is surrounded by Clare, Galway and North Tipperary, with South Offaly and Limerick also nearby.
• Loughrea Medieval Festival 25th–27th August 2017
  Presenting Medieval Loughrea to locals and visitors to the area.
• Mountshannon
  East Clare village located on the shores of Lough Derg.
• Mountshannon Eagles
  Home of the White Tailed Sea Eagle on Lough Derg, County Clare, Ireland.
• Moynoe
  The ancient parish of Moynoe
• Music of Clare Project
  Our aim is to present a sample of the rich musical culture of the county of Clare.
• Oidhreacht an Chláir
  A new institute for higher education catering for students of all aspects of Irish tradition, history and literature.
• The Other Clare
  Tables of contents for The Other Clare, issues from 1977 to 2016.
• Placenames of Galway
  A searchable database of placenames in Galway county, a county in the west of Ireland.
• Pollagoona, Slieve Aughty, Co. Clare
  Pollagoona bog is an area of high quality blanket bog located in the extensively afforested Slieve Aughty.
• Portumna.net
  Portumna Community & Tourism - news, sport, clubs & groups & tourist information.
• Quin
  (Irish: Cuinche, meaning "five ways") A site for the village and people of Quin, Clooney, Maghera and Dangan County Clare.
• Rosturra Wood
  Rosturra Wood is situated approximately three kilometres east of the village of Woodford. The forest is divided between two townlands, Rosturra and Derrylahan.
• The Scariff (Official) Website
  News and information from Scariff, "The Heart of East Clare."
• Scariff Harbour Festival: 28th-31st July 2016
  Aims to promote the leisure and pleasure potential of Lough Derg, the inland waterways and the East Clare countryside.
• Shannon IRBD
  Shannon River Basin District
• Shannon Region Trails
  Trails in the counties bordering Lough Derg.
• Shorelines Arts Festival, Portumna, Co. Galway
  14-17 September 2017. Provides an opportunity for local members of our community to celebrate the arts.
• Sliabh Aughty Furnace Project
  Project aims at preserving, researching and spreading the information on the history of the iron industry in northeast Co. Clare and southeast Co. Galway.
• Sliabh Aughty Journal
  Tables of Contents for the Sliabh Aughty Journal (published in East Clare), issues from around 1989 to 2007.
• Slieve Aughty Mountains SPA
  The site extends southwards from just south of Lough Rea, County Galway to Scariff in County Clare.
• Shannon IRBD
  Shannon River Basin District
• Shannon Region Trails
  Trails in the Shannon Region - which covers counties Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary and South West Offaly.
• Shorelines Arts Festival, Portumna, Co. Galway
  14-17 September 2017. Provides an opportunity for local members of our community to celebrate the arts.
• Slieve Aughty Walking Club
  (Formerly Kilchreest Ramblers) was formed in Kilchreest in 2009.
• Spancil Hill Fair
  Friday, June 23rd 2017. Eve of Fair Family Fun June 22nd at 5.00pm.
• South East Galway Archaeological & Historical Society
  SEGAHS is a voluntary organisation highlighting the richness of the history, archaeology and folklore of South East Galway.
• The Suck Valley Way
  A 100km circular route in East Galway/Roscommon area located along the Banks of the River Suck
• Thomond Archaeological and Historical Society
  Archaeological and Historical Society for the Mid West (Thomond) Region
• Tipperary Institute
  "Promoting sustainable social and economic development in the region served by the Institute"
• Tulla Courthouse
  Situated in the heart of East Clare, The Courthouse is in the centre of Tulla which is between Ennis and Scariff.
• Tulla Stables Artists Studios
  The Studios were set up by the Arts Office of Clare County Council to provide workspaces for visual artists in the county.
• The Twelve O’Clock Hills - Knockanuarha
  The project aim is to celebrate the heritage of the many hill dwellers who once lived in Upper Belvoir, Crag and Snata and provide safe and signed walking routes for recreational, heritage and scenic purposes.
• Visit Clare
  Official East Clare Tourism Website
• Waterway Walks by Lough Derg
  Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI) guide to walks in the Lough Derg area.
• West On Track
  West On Track is a community-based campaign in the towns, villages and cities of the West of Ireland aimed at re-opening the Western Rail Corridor
• Western Family History Association | Cumann Stair Teaghlaigh an Iarthair
  Genealogy association based in Galway, Ireland.
• Whitegate Community Website
  An Geata Bán - 'a bright place' on the Munster and Connaught border.
• Wild Geese Heritage Museum and Library
  Based in Portumna, Co. Galway
• Woodford
  The town is located in a scenic area of South East County Galway, with the River Shannon on one side and on the other the Slieve Aughty mountains.
• Woodford - Graig na Muilte Iarainn
  Information on the town of Woodford, Co. Galway
• Woodville House Walled Garden, Kilchreest. Co Galway. 
  Woodville House is set at the foot of the Slieve Aughty Mountains in South East Galway.