County Galway · Connacht
Clifden
An Clochán
'the stepping stones' or 'stone structure'
The story
The capital of Connemara, founded about 1812 by John D'Arcy. Marconi built a transatlantic wireless station on the bog nearby in 1907, and in June 1919 Alcock and Brown crash-landed in that same bog to complete the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic.
Worth seeing nearby
- Doolough Valley · In March 1849 starving people walked 12 miles here to be inspected for relief, were refused, and died on the road home. A simple stone cross marks the walk.
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