Conn O'Mara

Conn O'Mara Conn O'Mara: Part-time mascot, full-time adventurer; regardless of the weatherđŸŒŠïž

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Conn O'Mara was born in 2001. A friendly chap who enjoys life. With Conn the glass is always half full. Life is grand even when he is being chased by a cloud of Midges. He is happiest running through the mountains or beaches of Connemara usually in the company of his trusted sheep Seamus. So keep a lookout for him when you are out and about and if you do meet him his big smile will be sure to remind you that life is grand in Connemara.

Have ya heard about it?Now, I’ve never seen it myself, but some say it’s a beast with ten arms. Others say it’s a crocod...
31/07/2026

Have ya heard about it?

Now, I’ve never seen it myself, but some say it’s a beast with ten arms. Others say it’s a crocodile with no head. A few swear it’s just a seal with notions.

With the Omey Island Races on this Sunday, you’ll be able to check it out for yourself.

Whatever it is, it’s been seen splashing across the strand at dusk, fast enough to make me peddle off in a panic.

Omey Island is tidal meaning if the water beast doesn’t get you the tide might.

The race starts at 2pm and you can pick up your own Omey Island hoodie and t-shirt for adults and kids from my shop on Market Street.

Conn O’Mara

If you visit Inishbofin, don’t make this mistake.You’ll never get it wrong again.I meet so many people who spell it wron...
17/07/2026

If you visit Inishbofin, don’t make this mistake.

You’ll never get it wrong again.

I meet so many people who spell it wrong that I decided to put it on a t-shirt and hoodie.

There’s only one “f” in Bofin.

The ferry is only 30 minutes from Cleggan Pier.

Be sure to visit Doonmore Hotel when you’re on the island. Tell them I sent ya. The craic is 90 and the food is even better.

The views are something else!

The Westquarter Loop Walk is about 8km and on a clear day, if the light is there and if you squint just right, you can almost make out America 😊

And if you’re real lucky you might hear or see a corncrake.

If you’re heading to Inishbofin and you want to give the locals a laugh, pick up your own There’s Only One “f” in Bofin t-shirt and hoodie for adults and kids at my Conn O'Mara store on Market Street in Clifden.

Conn O’Mara

If you learn to say nothing else in Irish
learn this!CĂĄ Bhfuil an SeisiĂșn?Where is the session? Now, usually the session...
25/06/2026

If you learn to say nothing else in Irish
learn this!
CĂĄ Bhfuil an SeisiĂșn?

Where is the session? Now, usually the session means a trad session or a bit of a party
Often it starts with a sing song. Next thing you know, JohnJoe has the accordion out. The music keeps playing and the party keeps goin, long into the night.

Most days of the week there’s a session somewhere in Connemara and you’ll be spoiled for choice with sessions around Clifden.

If you’re going to your own session, you can pick up a CĂĄ Bhfuil an SeisiĂșn hoodie and t-shirt in my shop on Market Street.

You can’t miss me outside sure.

Have you done it yet?Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park.I got lost up there once and only for Seamus, my sheep, I’d...
18/06/2026

Have you done it yet?

Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park.

I got lost up there once and only for Seamus, my sheep, I’d probably still be wandering around 😊

“It’s a walk in the park,” they said.

Yeah, a park halfway up a mountain!

The mist came down so thick I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face.

But sure, Seamus wasn’t worried.

He plodded ahead like he had a built-in sat nav and a pair of mist-vision goggles.
Next thing you know, we were back on the right path and I was taking all the credit.

If you’re planning on tackling Diamond Hill yourself, don’t worry. It’s well worth it for the views. Or at the very least, a story for afterwards.

And if you’d rather leave the navigating to Seamus, you’ll find the two of us in my shop on Market Street, Clifden where you can pick up your Diamond Hill t-shirt and hoodie.

Well done to Ross and his crew completing the Connemara International Marathon last month. It’s the closest I ‘ve gotten...
15/05/2026

Well done to Ross and his crew completing the Connemara International Marathon last month.

It’s the closest I ‘ve gotten to the finish line of a marathon 😊

Sure ya never know, you might see me on the start line next year.

I love seeing you all wearing my hoodies and tshirts and don’t be a stranger, call in next time you’re in Clifden.

Conn O Mara

Ya can’t have Clifden, without the ceol.Clifden is known for a lot of things and music is for sure one of them.For the l...
10/04/2026

Ya can’t have Clifden, without the ceol.

Clifden is known for a lot of things and music is for sure one of them.

For the last 15 years, the Clifden Trad Fest has been on in April and this year’s festival is in full swing right now.

If you’re wondering ca bfuil an seisuin? Where is the session? Sure there’s seisuins in pubs and bars all over the town.

There’s a busking competition on Saturday afternoon.
And then Saturday at 7:30pm, live on the Gig Rig, The Pipers Cross Ceili Band are headlining.

You might have heard of them because they were crowned All-Ireland Senior CĂ©ilĂ­ Band Champions at The All Ireland Fleadh 2023.

If you are going to the Clifden Trad Fest, you might like my Ca Bhfuil an Seisuin hoodies and tees.

I’m open til 6pm every day and if I don’t have the colour you want, I can print it while you wait.

-Conn O’Mara

If you’re fortunate to find yourself in Clifden for the weekend, what are your plans?This is what I plan to do
Eat rings...
03/04/2026

If you’re fortunate to find yourself in Clifden for the weekend, what are your plans?

This is what I plan to do


Eat rings around myself hopping between all our lovely restaurants in the town.

A stroll to the Happy to Chat bench and to the beach for a picnic.

I’ll go for a swim in Clifden Station House Hotel and check out the Seaweed Baths.

Go for a sing-song until my voice is gone.

After that I’ll plonk myself in front of the fire.

I might climb Diamond Hill on Sunday, we’ll see. Sure, it’s a walk in the park 😊

I saw there is an Easter egg hunt down at the Connemara Pony Show Grounds tomorrow, Saturday, 12pm-2pm so I’ll pop down to that.

And sure if you’re here too, be sure to call in to my shop on Market Street.

-Conn O’Mara

Is there a train station in Clifden?There was but
A train hasn’t left the station since 1935.The train station opened in...
27/03/2026

Is there a train station in Clifden?

There was but


A train hasn’t left the station since 1935.

The train station opened in 1895 and before then, people and goods travelled by cart, stagecoach or sea.

By 1935, the railway line was in a right state altogether.

And the powers that be at Great Southern Railway closed the line. The last train pulled out of Clifden on Saturday 27th April of that year.

It was felt that the railway could not compete with the growing number of cars and road transport and so it was decided the cost of repairs was unjustified.

And that was that.

You can still see the bones of it today.

The old station house is now a hotel and museum at and you can see glimpse into what was with some of the original features on show.

But sure, if you have any old stories about the railway line, I’d love to hear them.

You know where to find me on Market Street 😀

Conn O’Mara

Small street. Big characters 😀You’ll find me on Market Street!- Conn O’Mara
20/03/2026

Small street. Big characters 😀

You’ll find me on Market Street!

- Conn O’Mara

If you go out the road as if you’re heading towards Ballyconnelly, you’ll see the sign.Ya can’t miss it.Park her up and ...
13/03/2026

If you go out the road as if you’re heading towards Ballyconnelly, you’ll see the sign.

Ya can’t miss it.

Park her up and walk about 500m to the Marconi gate.

You’d be forgiven for thinking this is just another bog but this is the site of the Marconi wireless station where the world’s first transatlantic wireless transmission took place in 1907.

But that’s not all.

In 1913 the owner of the Daily Mail offered ÂŁ10,000 for the first non-stop transatlantic flight.

So Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown took off from Newfoundland on Saturday June 14th 1919.

The lads were aiming to land in London but thick fog changed their plans.

They spotted the Marconi wireless tower and decided to land in what they thought was a flat field.

Now, when you see where they landed it’s impressive they managed to land safely at all at all.

And it’s just as well they landed in June and not January or they might have needed a boat for the bog.

Round these parts, we were used to fisherman and farmers, not flyers!

Can you image sitting in mass on a Sunday morning hearing the roar of a Rollys-Royce engine overhead for the first time?

So when the locals gathered around the landing site in Derrygimla, you’d get it if they thought that’s a funny looking boat!

Over 100 years later there’s no doubt Alcock & Brown have left their mark on Clifden for generations to come.

You can pick up a copy Alcock and Brown The First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight by Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill in 🙌

If you’re in Clifden call in and say hello to me 😀

Conn O’Mara

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