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Haunted Bog road tour. Galway. Private guided. 3 hours

Clifden
by Viator
Duration3 hours
DifficultyEasy
SeasonSee calendar when booking
LanguageEnglish

The Experience

Ireland has perhaps, more than its fair share of ghost stories and few are more persistent than the grim tale of Connemara's haunted Bog Road. Take this scary tour to see if the tales are real? The Bog Road was originally the main road to Galway before the founding of Clifden. A guesthouse on the road, was the scene of many gruesome murders, which has given rise to many tales, mostly tall… As one version of the story goes, there was a hostelry here called the Halfway House. Back in the 1790s, it was run by a brother and sister who made a business of welcoming solo travellers and then murdering them, (at the stroke of midnight…naturally) and disposing their bodies in the surrounding bog lakes and pocketing their belongings. It is believed to be ghosts of these hapless victims - whose bodies the ghoulish siblings fed to the windswept bog land - which give this lonely stretch of road its spectral reputation - the tale of the Red-Haired Girl at the Inn is a folklore classic….

How to book

Booked on Viator, who runs this experience. Inclusions and cancellation are theirs.

  • Book with Viator

    3.0(2 reviews)

    Free cancellation · 24h before

    from₹35,965

    Includes: Private minivan optional extra.

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Logistics & Transit

Transport not included
Location
Clifden

Difficulty & Fitness

Easy1/5

Easy — suitable for all fitness levels, no experience needed.

About the guide

Guide type
Tour Guide Led
Group experience
No — private booking

Know before you go

Wheelchair accessible Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Public transportation options are available nearby Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Transportation options are wheelchair accessible Suitable for all physical fitness levels Option to meet the guide with his own minivan in Clifden and join the tour from there.(Mini-van transport supply is an additional cost).