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Clonbur (An Fhairce) is located in Galway's 'Gaeltacht' or Irish-speaking region, 5km West from Cong, so while your road-map may be in English, the signposts locally are all in Gaelic, and show directions to An Fhairce, but not to Clonbur. (Sat Nav also).
Clonbur (An Fhairce) is situated between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask, on the Galway/Mayo border, at the Eastern entrance to Connemara. Clonbur is just a 10 minute drive West from Ashford Castle and Cong and 12 minutes from Ballinrobe. It is a 45 minute drive north from Galway City and can easily be reached by car in less than 30 minutes from Claremorris, Westport and Castlebar in Co Mayo and from Leenane and Clifden in Connemara.
Getting here has never been easier with Knock (Ireland West) and Galway Airports only 45 minutes away by car. Shannon Airport is about a 2 hour drive. Dublin is approximately a 4 hour drive. There is daily public bus service from Galway to nearby Ballinrobe and Cong.
Clonbur (An Fhairce) is surrounded by the Connemara mountain ranges of the Maamturks and the twelve Bens (12 Pins or Beanna Beola). Nearby Mount Gable offers the visitor who likes an easy climb a panoramic view of breath-taking beauty. The effort to reach the summit is worthwhile because the views of Lough Corrib, stretching away to the South, Lough Mask to the North and the Twelve Bens to the West, are simply breathtaking.
