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It is a wonderful place to look at the history of the islands and its culture and a place to visit the other islands. There are plenty of transport alternatives from the energetic person to someone who would find it difficult to walk and cycle around the island.

Inis Mor is a beautiful location. Easy to get to via Ferry from either Doolin in Clare or Rosaveel in Connemara. Getting around the island by bike is great craic. The Wormhole is an amazing place to see and if you're brave enough to swim in. We ate in Joe Wattys and in The Bar which was lovely. Fresh fish on both occasions. Great atmosphere. However, the last day of our stay was spoiled by the weather which turned very nasty and we decided to catch an earlier ferry back to the mainland.

We found Inishmor fascinating because of its beauty, history, and simplicity. This island (the largest of the 3 Aran Islands) has about 800 residents, narrow, winding roads, a limited number of shops and restaurants, and a generous appreciation of tourists (and our tourist $$). We came by ferry (there are several ferry services), tho' there also is an airplane option. We parked our car in the ferry parking at Rossaveal, as no cars come on these ferries. We appreciated being able to book a driiving tour after arriving on the island. We had thought we would rent bikes, but decided the narrow roads were daunting. Glad we were in a vehicle with an experienced Inishmor native driving!

Historical location Great to explore on bikes Nice restaurant, Joe Wattys, where we were treated to a spontaneous concert on the patio Raining but under a cover. Bring a flashlight if you’re out at night

First day and a half were absolute bliss, cycling around Inis Mor in the stunning sunshine on a beautiful island, even though the heatwave made it a bit difficult to cycle around as there wasn't much of a breeze to help cool down. On the second day, there was glorious sunshine again until around 3pm and then we got soaked from passing thunderstorm. Decided to cycle back to the B&B after it passed, not knowing that the storm hadn't even happened yet, and we ended up getting caught cycling in an orange level rain warning, raining so hard you could barely see and no shelter anywhere to be seen. I can't blame anyone for the weather, however after the storm.... While waiting out the rest of the storm at the B&B, we rang ahead Joe Watty's bar to check what time they were serving food until, and we were told until 9:30pm. We arrived at 7:40pm, only to be told that they have stopped serving food and would only serve us drinks. We then tried the local spar/chipper down the road, only to be told they were not serving any new customers and were closing at 8pm. And finally the BayView Restaurant said they would serve us drinks, but no food, but we could get takeaway pizza. We just got our takeaway pizza order in before they told other waiting customers that they were taking no more orders, which you could imagine didn't go down well as people in the queue would have found themselves in the same situation of waiting out the storm. For a place which had every single B&B and camping site booked out for the weekend, this was an absolute disgrace, turning away anyone looking for food given that many visitors to the island would have no where else to go for an evening meal.

Beautiful island, easy to get around by walking or cycling. Some features like Dun Aonghasa are a must-see. Inishmore is however something of a 'party island' and may not suit everybody. That particular clientele may be the reason why one establishment for instance insists on payment for food and drinks in advance. Other places like bike hire are cash only, they won't take cards, which I've only seen in countries with a culture of tax issues. It's also expensive by irish standards. Overall, Inishmore is a stunning place with friendly people, but the smaller islands may suit people better if they want a quiet break. Best connecting route to Inishmore and the other two islands is from Doolin. The Doolin2Aran ferry company has fast ferries that get you from Inishmore to Doolin in 40 minutes.