Lackagh Museum & Heritage Centre 2025
Co. Galway
Buried beneath the Connemara Mountain lies a way of life long abandoned and almost forgotten just waiting for you to explore via a unique, guided, underground tour of Connemara's only show mine. The mine is noted for its rare and stunning octahedral crystals of fluorite and quartz.
Address: Glengowla Glengowla East Oughterard Co. Galway IRELAND
19 Mar-Oct Tue-Sat 1000-1730. Various Tours are available. Visit website or facebook for more details and advance booking.
Glengowla Silver and Lead Mines are a remarkable and impressive example of how part of our valuable industrial heritage has been reclaimed, restored and transformed into an outstanding visitor attraction.