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Want to speak Irish like a native? The place to come is the Aran Islands. There are 30 Irish language learning centres in the Gaeltacht, under the auspices of Údarás na Gaeltachta. These are the only accredited certificate courses available to people learning Irish and are graded to suit all abilities. Comharchumann Inis Oírr. Inis Oírr,. Árainn,. Cuan na Gaillimhe. 099-75008. ccteo@eircom.net. Brídín Ní Choncaineann. Comharchumann Inis Meáin. ccimeáin@indigo.ie
The Discover Ireland official guide to Inis Meain
The World66 Guide to Inis Meain
The Hidden Ireland, read all about it here
Padraic takes a trip to the Aran islands
From Dún Aonghasa, a prehistoric fort on Inish Mor by Féileacán
Racing currachs of Inis Meain
At the currach races. See the new video above and photos here
Holidays Under The Thatch...
Our thatched hideaway on the Aran Islands. Learn more here,
Check availability here
An Aran Sky
Aran Wildlife and Green Roof project......
Thatch was always used to roof Aran cottages and farm buildings but today only a few buildings like our cottage and the famous Synge's Cottage museum remain "under the thatch." We are now restoring a 150 year old building and installing a living wildlife roof of Inis Meain wild flowers and plants - Aran has an abundance of wildlife with some 437 varieties of wild flowers.. Watch the progress as our neighbour Sean sympathetically restores this ancient dwelling using locally sourced materials to make a snug environmentally friendly room that one day soon will be a studio, library, retreat and low carbon hideaway. Watch the wildlife roof grow here
Photographer Josef Tornick's Inis Meain
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Galway Bay as seen from Inis Meain's silver beach
Fields wrested from rock on Inis Meain
Patchwork of tiny fields and old stone walls on Inis Meain
A traditional currach makes its way to Inis Meain pier
A Western spring on the Aran Islands
Sowing potatoes after St Patrick's Day
Wild Seas on Aran
