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Cong : Michelin's recommendations
This attractive village on the western edge of Connemara was once the capital of the Connaught Kings. It is located next to the ruins of an abbey. The base of the cross, erected in the 12C to mark the completion of the abbey, stands in the centre of the village. The more recent cross bears an inscription calling the 13C Cong abbots to prayer. The village owes its name to its position on the narrow spit of land (conga, neck in Irish) that separates Lough Mask and Lough Corrib.
Tourist attractions Cong : Things to see and do
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Abbey
Abbey St. IRL - Cong
This Augutinian institution,standing by the river, was built in the 12C over the site of an earlier 6C or 7C foundation. It was probably built by Turloch O'Connor, king of Connaught, the last king of Ireland, who took his vows here. After the Dissolu..
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Ashford Castle
R 346 IRL - Cong
A castle, now converted into a hotel, occupies this magnificent site between the river and Lough Corrib. Arthur Edward Guinness commissioned James Franklin Fuller to create the baronial style Ashford House by incorporating a French style chateau and ..
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Inchagoill Island
IRL - Lac de Lough Corib
This island in the centre of Lough Corrib was inhabited by monks from the 5C on. The ruins of two churches remain here, the more interesting of which is the 12C Saints Church, with its magnificent Romanesque portal decorated with head sculptures.
Restaurants Cong
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Wildes
The Quay IRL - Cong / Conga
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George V Room
IRL - Cong
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Cullen's at the Cottage
IRL - Cong
All-day restaurant set in a whitewashed, thatched cottage, in the grounds of an imposing restored castle. Homely inner; enjoy castle views from the outside tables. Modern, bistro-style menu.
