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July 14th, 2011

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EAT AND DRINK YOUR WAY AROUND THE WEST OF IRELAND, WHERE AN AVUNDANCE OF ARTISAN PRODUCERS ARE MAKING THE MOST OF THE FINEST LOCAL INGREDIENTS. LIZZIE GORE-GRIMES GIVES HER TASTE BUDS A TREAT FROM CONNEMARA TO CONG.

ALONG GALWAY’S RUGGED Atlantic coast, near the town of Ballyconneely, low-lying, whitewashed building sits perched on a pier, with the strong cold water of the Atlantic crashing almost to its door. This is the Connemara Smokehouse. It appears an unassuming place at first, until you step inside and meet the Roberts family. Graham, in thid mid-thirties, runs the smokehouse with his wife Saoirse and thier four young children (all artisan-smokers-in-the-making). Together they produce the best smoked Irish Salmon and line-caught Irish tuna you are ever likely to taste. There is a freshness and delicacy of flavour to Graham’s smoked salmon that is hard to equal. To taste it, with the mellow aroma of beech smoke in the air and the crashing waves of the Atlantic outside, leaves you in no doubt that this is, indeed, Ireland the food island.

We’re here in the west of Ireland, as part of a seafood appreciation weekend taking place in Ashford Castle. Arriving late at night after a long drive from Dublin, it’s hard not to be impressed by the stunning vista of the sweeping drive, bridging the river to the fairytale castle by the lake. Ashford Castle knows how to make a big impression, but David the doorman tops the lot – you’re definitely somewhere special when the doorman knows your name. All we have to do after that is settle into our sumptuous room, drink in the view over Lough Corrib and wander downstairs for dinner.

The next moring we get up early to head west, about as far west as you can go. Passing through the popular town of Clifden and on out to Ballyconneely and Bunowen Pier, we arrive at the smokehouse at the edge of the world. As Graham Roberts takes us on a tour of the smokehouse, it’s evident how hands-on he is at every stage of the process. As he deftly fillets, trims and preps a whole salmon in minutes, he explains the true depth of connection he has to the area. “fishermen I work with today are the sons of the fihermen my father worked with. Most of our fish come from nearby Killary Harbour. We have wild salmon in season in June & July (until stocks last), and we also get fantastic organic salmon from nearby Clare Island”. Graham opens the thick steel door of the smokery to show us the racks of salmon sides all deepening in colour in the fog of gentle beech smoke.

“We prefer to burn beech rather than oak,” continues Graham, “as oak contains more tannins and can produce a slightly more bitter flavour in the fish” Graham takes a side of salmon from the smoker to his slicing station where he still prefers to slice the majority of the salmon by hand. The way this man wields a filleting knife would make Nobu Matsuhisa look clumsy. A whole side of salmon is perfectly sliced in a matter of minutes. While he is doing this, his four immaculately behaved children hand out plates of smoked salmon and tuna for us to taste. The tuna is something you don’t see too ofter; it’s line-caught off the Irish coast, and Rick Stein was so impressed with it when he came here (to film Graham and Saoirse as part of his Food Heroes television series) that he now serves it in his famous seafood restaurant in Cornwall. Other piscatorial pleasures to stock up on are the Roberts’ family recipes of smoked tuna mousse, as well as gravadlax and traditional smoked kippers.

From one fish feast to another. We leave the Connemara Smokehosue to make our way to Rossroe Pier……

Graham Roberts, Traditional Irish Smokehouse, Ireland

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Other wonderful places/producers mentioned in this article:

Cullen’s Bistro – Ashford Castle

Air dried meats – James McGeough

Mussels – Marty’s Mussels

Stefan Matz – Ashford Castle

Seaweed – Seamus Moran Lo-Tide Foods

Butcher – Sean Kelly

Aran McMahon – Café Rua

Farmhouse butter – Cuinneog

Homemade Jam – Grove Jams

Mixed leaves – Stephen Gould

Cheeses – Carrowholly

Chocolate – Helena’s Chocolates..

To view this article I’m afraid you will just have to take an Aer Lingus flight to view their inhouse “Cara Magazine”.  Food & Drink – The West of Ireland – July Issue 2011

The Adventures of Gastro Chef In Ireland

May 10th, 2011

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Connemara Mussel Festival


When most outsiders think of Irish food, the first thing that comes to mind is lamb and possibly smoked salmon.  However one of the best kept secrets is the mussels that come from the Killary in Connemara.  The Killary is Ireland’s only fjord; a long narrow inlet with steep sides that is usually formed by a glacier.  These waters produce mussels that have  a delicious sweet and briny flavor with a texture that is delicate and never tough.  Frankly, I have eaten mussels in many places around the globe, but the mussels from the Killary top them all.  To use an Irish expression; “Fair Play To Them”.

My love affair for mussels from the Killary began when my Yank friend (who is a Connemara resident) was showing me the beauty of Connemara, and we stopped at the Blackberry Cafe in Leanne to have a quick lunch.  As I looked around the dining room, almost every table had a pot of mussels.  At that point the question of “what to order” became null and void.  I certainly wasn’t ordering a burger.

A few months later, I learned of The Connemara Mussel Festival; an event that was born of the simple gesture of a “good mussel feed” in 2006 at Paddy Coynes pub in Tully Cross. So, I dragged my NY Yank along for the ride.


Walking to the entrance,  there was a great  atmosphere in the town.  Inside, the marquee was lined with local crafts and food vendors.

Inside the cooking demonstration area, attendees grabbed a seat and, as you do, headed next door to Paddy’s pub to get a pint while enjoying the festivities. After a night on the piss, I was no exception!

Over the course of the festival weekend, there were many great cooking demonstrations, tours of the Killary Harbour, amateur chef competitions and even a fly casting class.  I saw two demonstrations; one from Jack Duffy who is the Executive Chef for the international chain, Elephant and Castle, and another by Graham Roberts who operates his family business,  The Connemara Smokehouse.  The smoke house  supplies some of the best restaurants with fine quality smoked fish.

Jack featured mussel dishes that he prepares at his restaurants, and represented an incredible array of food.  My favorite was his impromptu and simple smoked mussels served with their own juices.  The mussels for the entire festival were graciously provided by  Marty’s Mussels http://www.martysmussels.ie

Graham Roberts hosted the other demonstration.  Graham runs his family’s business, Connemara Smokehouse (www.smokehouse.ie). The Connemara Smokehouse has been touted by Rick Stein as both a “Hero of Food” and a “Food Super Hero”.

Graham demonstrated an extremely unique technique for slicing the salmon that I will have to practice and master.    After seeing and tasting so much good cooking it was time to hunker down for a good mussel feed.  Back to the pub, for a crisp glass of house white with  mussels from the pot out in the back. They were simply served with brown soda bread in garlic, tomato and basil or cream, they could not have been better.
Fair play to the great local Irish cuisine, and the passion from which it is born!

Posted by Gastro Chef at Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Connemara Mussel Festival

May 1st, 2011

The celebration of Killary Mussels took place on the weekend of 29th April – 1st May 2011.  On the Renvyle Peninsula in North Connemara. This was the sixth year of the festival. The celebrations included music, dancing, craic, mussel cooking competitions, Demos, walks, talks, theatre and children’s activities. There was also a country market, local art exhibition and mussel cooking competitions to name just a few of the events that took place on the May bank holiday weekend.

Connemara Smokehouse took part on the Sunday of this event. Where Graham hand-sliced a side of Smoked Salmon and explained the traditional smoking methods and techniques on what makes his Smoked Salmon different from all the rest. Also there on the day was Jack Duffy from well known Temple Bar restaurant Elephant and Castle and Gerry Meade from Euro Toques.

Celebrity Cook Along included:
Jimmy Norman,- Galway Bay FM,
Cllr.Thomas Welby (Independent),
Cllr.Sean Kyne (FG)
Fidelma Healy Eames – Senator Galway West (FG.)

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Inspired by the Connemara Mussel Festival and to kick start the festival Máirín Uí Chomáin was there to launch her new book “Irish Mussel Cuisine”. Máirín demonstarated some of her recipes. Celebrities and Local Producers such as Connemara Smokehouse feature in the book.

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For Food’s Sake – The First Course

April 8th, 2011

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For Food’s Sake – The First Course

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As a nation, we have never had any difficulties getting together and talking shite. Especially when there’s gargoyle in the mix.  That is why when a group of us decided to kick start a food discussion and tasting night, we knew we’d never be short of finding plenty of Kent Brockmans out there  wanting to give us their “Two Cents.” And with so many areas of Irish food either flourishing or in financial turmoil, we also knew that finding topics to debate in an open forum would not be hard.

We called the night For Food’s Sake and it will be a bi monthly event in The Sugar Club. The first one took place last Thursday and we were dead chuffed with how it went. The theme of discussion was “The Great Green Hope – where lies the future for Irish food production?”. On the panel were Graham Roberts from the Connemara Smokehouse, Pat Smith, General Secretary, Irish Farmers’ Association, Suzanne Campbell, journalist, blogger and co-author of Basket Case: What’s Happening to Ireland’s Food and Una Fitzgibbon, Director of Marketing Services, Bord Bia.  It was all being chaired by one of the event’s co-founders, Aoife Carrigy.

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As we had suspected, nobody either on the stage or in the audience held back. The two hour discussion could have easily had another 60 minutes added on to it as there were many issues raised, such as: the harsh grip large chains have on farmers, GMO food production in Ireland and the recent growth of artisan producers.

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Aoife Carrigy (center) and the panelists from left to right: Una
Fitzgibbon, Pat Smith, Suzanne Campbell and Graham Roberts

But it wasn’t all yakkin’! We got down to some serious eating too.  Some outstanding food producers popped down to share their creations with us and chat about their work.  There was the aforementioned Graham Roberts from Connemara Smokehouse who dished out his smoked salmon and the nicest smoked fish I ever had, his line caught Irish tuna ( I challenge any of you lot to find me a nicer smoked creature of the sea).  Mary Kelly from Moonshine Dairy Farm was here cutting up tasty bite size chunks from  her cheese range and recited a poem written by one of her cattle. As you do.

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Due to his early hour starts as a baker, Rossa Crowe of Le Levain couldn’t make it but he did leave us with some beautiful sour dough breads. And last, but by no means least, the ever charming Janet Drew of Janet’s Country Fayre was on hand providing all the hungry punters with loads of samples from her amazing range of sauces, relishes and chutneys. Her Beetroot Blush recently picked up a gong at The Irish Food Writer’s Guild Awards. There follows a recipe below written by Derry Clarke that heavily features it.

For Food’s Sake is on again on May 26th @ 7.30pm. We are still undecided as to what subject matter we should take on for discussion. Hit us up if you have any suggestions. We have a blog and a facebook group you can join. Be sure to come down to the next one!

WHISKEY CURED SALMON WITH ROASTED BABY BEETS

Beetroot-Blush200

Serves 4

15g (1/2oz) sea salt

15g (1/2oz) caster sugar

5 white peppercorns, finely crushed

15g (1/2oz) fresh dill, leaves striped off stems

1 tsp whiskey

2 tsp wholegrain mustard

2 x 150g (5oz) organic salmon fillets, trimmed

FOR THE CITRUS MAYONNAISE:

2 egg yolks

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp white wine vinegar

300ml (1/2 pint) olive oil

finely grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

FOR THE ROASTED BABY BEETS:

50g (2oz) rock salt

450g (1lb) baby beetroots, well trimmed

2 fresh thyme sprigs

25g (1oz) butter

1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar

sea salt and freshly ground white pepper

6 tbsp Janet’s Country Fayre beetroot blush, to serve

microcress, to garnish

Mix the salt, sugar, peppercorns and dill together. In a separate bowl, mix the whiskey and mustard together. Smear the salmon fillets with the mustard paste. Spoon the salt mixture over it, using the mustard paste to help it stick.

Lay one fillet on top of the other to form a sandwich. Wrap in clingfilm, place a weight on top and chill for 2-3 days. Put on a tray as the salmon will exude a salty, sugary syrup.

To make the citrus mayonnaise, combine the egg yolks, mustard, vinegar and seasoning in a food processor. Blend for 1 minute before slowly drizzling in the olive oil. Continue to add the oil slowly until the sauce reaches a thick mayonnaise consistency.

Fold in the lemon rind and juice and transfer to a plastic squeezy bottle. This will keep happily in the fridge for 2 days.

Preheat the oven to 180C (350F), Gas mark 4. Lay a large sheet of foil on a baking sheet and spread the rock salt in the centre. Nestle the beetroot in the rock salt and scatter with the thyme. Scrunch the foil and bring the edges together to enclose the beetroot and seal. Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until the baby beets are tender. Remove, uncover and leave to cool slightly. Wearing a pair of thin rubber gloves (to avoid staining your hands), peel the beetroot while they are warm, using a thin-bladed knife.

Heat the butter in a sauté pan. When it starts to foam, toss in the beetroot and cook, turning frequently, for a couple of minutes until coated in butter and glossy. Add the balsamic vinegar to deglaze and bubble until reduced and syrupy. Leave to cool to room temperature.

When you are ready to serve the salmon unwrap and rinse it gently under cold water. Pat day with kitchen paper and using a long, straight-edged knife, slice off 8 horizontal slices. Trim down to neat rectangular shapes and use two to line each serving plate. Trim down the remaining salmon into 5cm (2in) x 2.5cm (1in) fillets – any leftovers would make an excellent salmon tartare.

Decorate each serving plate with the citrus mayonnaise and gently put a roast baby beetroot on top; the remainder can be served in a separate serving dish. Spoon the beetroot blush into individual small bowls and place to the side. Garnish with the microcress and scatter around a few salt flakes to serve.

RECIPE CREATED BY DERRY CLARKE FOR THE IRISH FOOD WRITERS’ GUILD AWARDS 2011

The foodie side of an Irish Christmas

December 29th, 2010
Conemara Smokehouse

View from Connemara Smokehouse by Laura Fyfe

First off, Connemara Smokehouse. A family run business sourcing, curing and smoking the finest fish they can find.  It’s in a beautiful location so well worth a visit for that alone, but obviously above all is their incredibly high standard of fish smokery.  They use beechwood which seems to give a more delicate smoke than the tradiitional oak – they were using ash for a while, but it is hard to come by as it’s used to make hurley sticks… They control everything manually, they hand fillet the fish, dry salt it rather than inject with brine and most importantly they remove the fish from the smokers when it’s ready not when a timer goes off.  It’s all done in the traditional way and you can tell.  The smoked mackerel was particularly good - softer than most and not dried out like a lot of the smoked mackerel that is readily available in shops.  We also got some smoked salmon which was brilliant and moreish and some smoked tuna which I was most excited about but was sadly the least impressive of them all.  All in all though it’s an incredibly high standard of smoked fish.

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Connemara Smokehouse by Laura Fyfe

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Connemara Smokehouse Products Laura Fyfe

Irish interplay – Irische Wechselspiele

July 30th, 2010
Neue Zürcher Zeitung – Andrea Kucera Swiss Journalist visits Connemara Smokehouse

The counties of Galway and Mayo are in many respects a treasure trove. The region northwest of Galway on Ireland’s west coast is a paradise for nature lovers. Their summits are ideal for walking, its lakes for fishing and the coast with its beaches and coves to relax.

The natural phenomenon occurs on the coastal road heading west, halfway between Galway and Clifden: Just now the sun has shone, now brewing in the north, against the backdrop of the mountains of Connemara National Park, suddenly a storm together. The first drops of rain pattering down on the windscreen, while the sky is blue. Since stretches at a time on before our very eyes, a rainbow, as he is otherwise only known from picture books: a flawless semi-circular arc of rich, bright colors. As we go through a gate under him through it, into the barren moorland, yet lovely Connemara.

Family Tradition
The region on the west coast of Ireland in County Galway is a real natural water resources, because it is surrounded on three sides by water: in the south and west from the sea and on the east by a large lake, Lough Corrib. For centuries, Connemara was therefore practically accessible only by sea, the trip across country was extremely difficult because of the marshy subsoil. In the first half of the 19th Century, finally, the first roads built and opened a railway line between Galway and Clifden. This has now been put out of service again, however.

Passengers from Dublin and overseas who set out immediately to explore the remote area, were fascinated by their virginity and the hospitality of the people. Even during the great famine 1845-1849, the residents of Connemara have shared the little that remained for them, with foreign visitors.

Today is the grinding poverty of that time felt hardly anything. But from the affection of the area in which has largely preserved the Gaeilge. We meet on our journey again on villages in which the broken half of the residents speak English only. Many young Irishman also switch effortlessly between here Gaelic and English, which the Irishman during the colonial period was imposed by the English occupiers. Not least, the original character of this region also shows that most of the hotels, restaurants and other tourist facilities are small businesses that are run by families.

This also applies to the Connemara Smokehouse, where we arrive just before noon: the smokehouse since its founding in 1979, family owned and located by the sea, a few kilometers from the village of Ballyconneely from. Here is to be produced according to the famous London chef Rick Stein is the best smoked fish in Ireland. We are curious. Manager Graham Roberts welcomes us with a broad smile and a firm handshake. Although he is up since four o’clock on his legs, he has no trace of tiredness. He takes us through the operation and declared the process lasts seven to ten days: First, the fish – Graham used primarily salmon, tuna, mackerel and herring from local fishermen and breeding – filleted and drained with salt. After the salt is rinsed off, and the fillets are then smoked in the oven for 16 to 20 hours.

In most industrial enterprises in all these operations are automated. Here in the Connemara Smokehouse is, however, depending on the weather held and moisture content of the air from time to time how long to keep the fish in the oven. The difference is in taste: the smoked salmon has a pleasantly firm texture and tastes delicious – no comparison to the often greasy consistency of industrially produced smoked salmon.
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Irische Wechselspiele – Andrea Kucera

Die Grafschaften Galway und Mayo sind in mancherlei Beziehung eine Fundgrube

Die Gegend nordwestlich von Galway an Irlands Westküste ist ein Paradies für Naturliebhaber. Ihre Gipfel laden ein zum Wandern, ihre Seen zum Fischen und die Küste mit ihren Stränden und Buchten zum Verweilen.

Das Naturschauspiel ereignet sich auf der Küstenstrasse Richtung Westen, auf halber Strecke zwischen Galway und Clifden: Soeben hat noch die Sonne geschienen, nun braut sich im Norden, vor dem Hintergrund der Berge des Connemara-Nationalparks, plötzlich ein Gewitter zusammen. Erste Regentropfen prasseln auf die Windschutzscheibe nieder, während der Himmel blau ist. Da spannt sich auf einmal direkt vor unseren Augen ein Regenbogen auf, wie man ihn sonst nur aus Bilderbüchern kennt: ein makelloser halbrunder Bogen aus satten, leuchtenden Farben. Wie durch ein Tor fahren wir unter ihm hindurch, hinein in die karge und dennoch liebliche Moorlandschaft Connemaras.

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Die Region an der Westküste Irlands in der Grafschaft Galway ist ein eigentliches Wasserschloss, denn sie ist auf drei Seiten von Gewässern umgeben: im Süden und im Westen vom Meer und im Osten von einem grossen See, dem Lough Corrib. Während Jahrhunderten war Connemara deshalb praktisch nur auf dem Seeweg erreichbar; die Reise über Land war wegen des moorigen Untergrundes äusserst beschwerlich. In der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts wurden schliesslich die ersten Strassen gebaut sowie eine Eisenbahnlinie zwischen Galway und Clifden eröffnet. Diese ist inzwischen allerdings wieder ausser Betrieb gesetzt worden.

Die Reisenden aus Dublin und Übersee, die sich alsbald aufmachten, um die entlegene Gegend zu erkunden, waren fasziniert von deren Unberührtheit und der Gastfreundschaft der Menschen. Selbst während der grossen Hungersnot zwischen 1845 und 1849 sollen die Bewohner Connemaras das wenige, das ihnen blieb, mit den fremden Besuchern geteilt haben.

Heute ist von der bitteren Armut dieser Zeit kaum mehr etwas zu spüren. Wohl aber von der Unberührtheit der Gegend, in der sich das Gälische weitgehend erhalten hat. Wir treffen auf unserer Reise immer wieder auf Dörfer, in denen die Hälfte der Bewohner nur gebrochen Englisch spricht. Viele junge Iren aber wechseln hier mühelos zwischen Gälisch und Englisch, welches den Iren während der Kolonialzeit von den englischen Besetzern aufgezwungen wurde. Nicht zuletzt zeigt sich der ursprüngliche Charakter dieser Region auch darin, dass der Grossteil der Hotels, Restaurants und anderen touristischen Einrichtungen Kleinbetriebe sind, die von Familien geführt werden.

Das gilt auch für das Connemara Smokehouse, wo wir kurz vor Mittag eintreffen: Die Räucherei ist seit ihrer Gründung 1979 in Familienhand und liegt direkt am Meer, wenige Kilometer von der Ortschaft Ballyconneely entfernt. Hier soll nach Angaben des berühmten Londoner Küchenchefs Rick Stein der beste geräucherte Fisch Irlands hergestellt werden. Wir sind gespannt. Geschäftsführer Graham Roberts empfängt uns mit einem breiten Lachen und einem kräftigen Händedruck. Obwohl er seit vier Uhr auf den Beinen ist, wirkt er keine Spur müde. Er führt uns durch den Betrieb und erklärt dabei den Räucherungsprozess, der sieben bis zehn Tage dauert: Zuerst werden die Fische – Graham verwendet hauptsächlich Lachs, Thunfisch, Makrelen und Hering von lokalen Fischern und Zuchten – filetiert und mit Salz entwässert. Danach wird das Salz abgespült, und die Filets werden anschliessend im Ofen während 16 bis 20 Stunden geräuchert.

In den meisten industriellen Betrieben sind all diese Arbeitsabläufe automatisiert. Hier im Connemara Smokehouse wird dagegen je nach Witterung und Feuchtigkeitsgehalt der Luft von Mal zu Mal entschieden, wie lange die Fische im Ofen bleiben müssen. Der Unterschied zeigt sich im Geschmack: Der geräucherte Wildlachs hat eine angenehm feste Textur und schmeckt köstlich – kein Vergleich zur oft schmierigen Konsistenz von industriell hergestelltem Rauchlachs.

Brandneue Velowege

Nun machen wir uns auf in nördliche Richtung, nach Westport, wo uns Travis Zeray für eine Velotour erwartet. Inzwischen scheint längst wieder die Sonne. Die Fahrt führt vorbei an den Twelve Bins, dem Gebirgszug, der dem Connemara-Nationalpark sein charakteristisches Gesicht verleiht. Für heute lassen wir die zwölf baumlosen, grasbewachsenen Gipfel aber links liegen. Wir werden später hierhin zurückkehren, um den Nationalpark – ein Wanderparadies – zu Fuss zu erkunden. Etwas weiter nördlich kommen wir alsbald am Lough Fee vorbei, an dessen Ufern Oscar Wildes Familie ein Haus besass. Der irische Schriftsteller soll hier in seinen jungen Jahren die Sommermonate mit Fischen und Jagen verbracht haben.

Kurz darauf passieren wir die Grenze zur Grafschaft Mayo, die nördlich an die Grafschaft Galway anschliesst. Die Gegend ist – wie übrigens auch Connemara – als Anglerparadies bekannt. Fischer aus der ganzen Welt reisen hierher, um in den vielen Flüssen und Seen Lachse, Forellen und Hechte zu fischen. Und auch Liebhaber der Hochseefischerei kommen hier auf ihre Kosten. Schliesslich entdecken wir weiter nordwärts plötzlich Veloweg-Schilder am Rand der Strasse – ein sicheres Zeichen, dass wir uns Westport, dem Ziel unserer Reise, nähern. Vor einem Jahr haben die lokalen Behörden damit begonnen, auf den Überresten der früheren Eisenbahnlinie zwischen Westport und Achill Velowege zu bauen. Sie sollen die Gegend um die Clew Bay – eine Bucht mit Hunderten von kleinen Inseln – touristisch aufwerten.

Teile der Stadt und einige umliegende Vororte sind bereits durch den sogenannten Greenway erschlossen; Ende März wurde ein weiteres 18 Kilometer langes Teilstück fertiggestellt. Dank Travis Zeray, der vor kurzem in Westport einen Veloverleih eröffnet hat und über die neu erstellten Velowege bestens informiert ist, sind wir die Ersten, die den frisch geteerten Veloweg benutzen. Noch stehen entlang der wunderschönen Strecke mit Blick auf das Meer vereinzelt Bagger herum. Bis zum Sommer – der Hauptsaison für den Tourismus – werden sie aber verschwunden sein.

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