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Watch highly trained sheepdogs move a flock with uncanny precision and, in summer, see traditional hand shearing on a working Connemara mountain farm overlooking Killary Fjord. This one-hour visit mixes practical farming skills with hands-on moments like lamb bottle-feeding.
Watch highly trained sheepdogs move a flock with uncanny precision and, in summer, see traditional hand shearing on a working Connemara mountain farm overlooking Killary Fjord. This one-hour visit mixes practical farming skills with hands-on moments like lamb bottle-feeding.
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Operated by Ireland Wild Escapes · Leenane, County Galway
The farm sits where pasture turns to rock and the fjord presses inland, the wind shaping hedgerows and the dogs reading the slope before you do.
easy.
1 hour.
Suitable for all fitness levels; involves short walks on grassy, uneven slopes and occasional steps
The visit and demonstrations are approximately 60 minutes long.
Yes — the farm is rural; it’s about a 1½ hour drive from Galway city and you’ll need to arrange your own transport to the meeting point.
Yes — children are welcome, infants and small children can use a stroller at the meeting area, and under-3s often go free.
You may be invited to help bottle-feed lambs under supervision, but always follow the farmer’s guidance and don’t feed livestock unapproved food.
The farm type reflects a long tradition of Connemara hill farming where small-scale, family-run holdings grazed mountain pastures and used dogs for stock control for generations.
Visitors are asked to stay to designated paths, avoid disturbing grazing stock, and support the farm by following biosecurity practices to limit disease transfer.
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