Lough Usk

Lough Usk is a lake in County Galway, Connacht. Lough Usk is situated nearby to the locality Errislannan, as well as near the hamlet Ardbear.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clifden Castle and Clifden Lifeboat Station.

Clifden Castle

Castle

Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clifden Castle is a ruined manor house west of the town of Clifden in the Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. It was built c. 1818 for John D'Arcy, the local landowner, in the Gothic Revival style.

Clifden Lifeboat Station

Ruins

Clifden Lifeboat Station is located on The Quay at Clifden, a town on the northern shore of the Owenglin River, where it runs into Clifden Bay, in the Connemara region of County Galway, on the east coast of Ireland.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clifden and Ballyconneely.

Clifden

Photo: Bert Kaufmann, Public domain.

Clifden is a small town on the northwest coast of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It grew up as a harbour and market town, then after the Famine became a coast resort with its present Victorian architecture.