'Spiddal Beach', by Martin Stanton.
What happened to the old site?
This site is undergoing a bit of an overhaul at the moment, as anyone who's familiar with it will immediately recognise - some of the links may be broken, etc. But it should be a bit easier to navigate from now on, once the dust settles.
History of Connemara by Michael Gibbons
"An Clochán or Clifden, founded by John D'Arcy (1785-1839) was one of the last towns to be built in Ireland. D'Arcy's vision was to create a thriving commercial centre in a resource-rich, but poverty stricken region..."
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