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A noted beauty-spot on a corner of Killary Harbour. The film The Field (1990, Richard Harris, Tom Berenger, Sean Bean, John Hurt, directed by Jim Sheridan) was filmed in this region; it is based on a County Kerry story by John B. Keane.
Killary Harbour was at one time believed to be one of Ireland's few fjords, but is now considered to be probably a drowned valley; it is a splendid sheltered deep-water anchorage and was at one time a base for the British Fleet. The highest peak in Connacht, Mweelrea ('The Bald King') towers over the water which is now used for mussel-farming on rafts. The nearby Ashleagh Waterfall is a local beauty-spot.
Leenane is a convenient centre for walking and cycling tours of this beautiful region.
Other towns of County Galway
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