gorgeous drive along Killary Fjord on the N59 into Leenaun in 4k

May 19, 2025 along Killary Fjord (Irish: An Caoláire Rua, meaning 'the red fjord') on the west coast of Ireland in northern Connemara. To its north is County Mayo and the mountains of Mweelrea and Ben Gorm; to its south is County Galway and the Maumturk Mountains. #ireland #irishtourism #irelandtourism #wildatlanticway #driving Killary has for centuries been known as a fjord - "the only fjord in Ireland" or sometimes "one of 2–4 fjord-type inlets" on the island. There has been argument in at least one peer-reviewed paper that it is in fact one of three glacial fjards (shallower than true fjords) in Ireland, the others being Lough Swilly and Carlingford Lough. A key point in such argument is that it lacks extensive steep cliff walls, but this does not take full account of the underwater sides of the valley, and the shape of its bed. The matter was considered in a dedicated peer-reviewed paper, "An Oceanographical Survey of Killary Harbour...," that concluded that Killary was a fjord. With the song "Candlepower" by Chris Zabriskie