Location: Gort
Top Things to do in Gort
Top 7 Things to do in Gort, Western Ireland
Gort (/ˈɡɒrt/; Irish: Gort Inse Guaire or An Gort) is a town in south County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the old Galway–Limerick road, now the R458. Gort is situated in the territory of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne also known as Maigh Aidhne ("the plain of Aidhne"), which is coextensive with the diocese of Kilmacduagh / Cill Mhic Dhuach.
Restaurants in Gort
1. Kiltartan Gregory Museum
2. Thoor Ballylee
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4.5 based on 86 reviews
William Butler Yeats purchased this C14 Norman tower house in 1917. The Nobel prize-winning poet, playwright, Senator and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre, lived and worked here with his wife George and children Anne and Michael until 1929. Thoor Ballylee inspired what are considered his greatest books of poetry: THE TOWER (1928) and THE WINDING STAIR (1933).
Reviewed By 799jimt - Nashville, United States
My wife and I visited Thor Ballylee on our recent trip to western Ireland. We found Yeats Castle interesting and the presentations very informative. It's well worth the visit. It will give you an understanding of Yeat's life and times.
3. Kilmacduagh Tower
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4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By Susanne900
We found this graveyard coinidentally. This is a beautiful ancient place. Great for pictures. The church ruins, the tower, the graves, all are pitoresque.
4. Gort Golf Club
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
5. Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve
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4.5 based on 262 reviews
Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve is at the centre of a rare and complex wetland system that is considered to be of global importance. The system includes underground rivers, seasonal lakes (turloughs), springs and swallow holes. Situated in the low-lying karstic limestone region west of Gort, Co Galway, the nature reserve covers an area of approximately 400 hectares where wetland and woodland meet. It has many quiet walks to enjoy. Coole Park, in the early 20th century, was the centre of the Irish Literary Revival. William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge and Sean O’ Casey all came to experience its magic. They and many others carved their initials on the Autograph Tree, an old Copper beech still standing in the walled garden today. At that time it was home to Lady Gregory, dramatistand folklorist. She is perhaps best known as a co-founder of the Abbey Theatre with Edward Martyn of nearby Tullira Castle and Nobel prize-winning poet William Butler Yeats.
Reviewed By rubylass
Beautiful and well worth a visit. Another free gem in Ireland. Such a peaceful and stunning part of Galway. We wandered around for a few hours and came across a lovely walled garden, a great Autograph Tree with autographs of Ireland’s great poets and authors, woodland paths and a Great Lake that inspired William Butlers The Wild Swans at Coole. There was ample parking and as we had buggies we walked the family woodland trail which was about 1.7km all on tarmac paths so it was really accessible with buggies. There was a lovely coffee shop but we didn’t visit it but it looked lovely. Toilets were clean and it was very easy to abide my social distancing due to the vast size of the place. We will be back
6. Kiltartan Hedge School
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
7. Sweet Tooth Sweet Shop
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