Accommodation at Ard Einne
Ard Einne offers 14 stylish and comfortable bedrooms, beautifully appointed with a panoramic sea-view from each window.
All rooms are en suite with tea/coffee making facilities, and all rooms are non-smoking.
Primary a family business, the NiGoills take great pleasure in sharing their wealth of local knowledge with guests.
You will be provided with info on the most interesting, secret and breathtaking parts of the islands to visit - all part of the NiGoill way of making guests feel welcome on this unique island.
A lot to do and see on this amazing Island.
The island of Inis Mór (meaning the big island) is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Well known internationally, the island is steeped in history.
Inis Mór was once little more than a lifeless rock on the edge of the Atlantic. Its inhabitants have, over the years, created life where there previously was none, making things grow in their fields using dirt dug from cracks in the rock, combined with composted seaweed. Now all the fields are green, with low stone walls both dividing the fields and keeping the thin layer of soil from blowing away.
Today, tourism is a major industry on the island, but it doesn't seem to override the local culture.
There are over 50 different monuments of Christian, pre-Christian and Celtic mythological heritage to explore and indeed, you cannot go very far on the island without finding something of major historical or cultural interest.
The island's most famous monument is the world heritage site of Dun Aonghasa Fort. The fort stands over a dramatic 300 foot cliff (that spans the entire western part of the island), and bravely faces the erratic moods of the Atlantic Ocean.
Others sites of note include the Black Fort set over cliffs, the Seven Churches, St Benins Church, perched isolated on a hill at the southern tip of the island, Temphaill Chieran, and the old Light House at the islands highest point.
Other places of a geological nature include the large natural square wormhole in the ground beside the sea, and the puffing holes from which water fountains on turbulent days.
The island's inland landscape of uniquely blanketed rock surface are glazed with man made rock walls that meander and cross all directions as far as one can see. Such does this environment draw you in and inspire the creative spirit, it is little wonder that the island has played host to many internationally renowned artists and writers including the setting for the film 'Man of Aran' which immortalized the Aran Islands culture.
Today the Island features the Aran Sweater and Celtic arts and crafts such Basket Weaving and Dancing. Such is the culture of the islands 850 residents, many people akin the daily rituals as going back in time where you can still find the horse and trap and hear the gaelic language spoken as the first language.
The eastern side of the island with clear views of Connemara’s 12 pins mountain range is home to some of Europe's cleanest white sandy beaches, fronting onto clear turquoise water and is host to a variety of water activities. The fishing port of Kilronan harbour is dotted with yachts in summer, and is a hive of activity as there are numerous festivals and places to eat and drink. The favoured activities for holiday makers on the island are walking, fishing, cycling, swimming, sight seeing and just relaxing in the magnetic, majestic, magical energy of the island itself.
