Mweelrea
On the north shore.
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Killary Harbour, or Killary Fjord, is a long sea inlet on the west coast of Ireland in northern Connemara, dividing County Mayo to the north from County Galway to the south, about 27 km southwest of Westport and 60 km northwest of Galway in a straight line. Its Irish name means «the red fjord». The inlet is a flooded valley 16 km long and 42 to 45 metres deep in the middle, with a higher sea bed at its mouth, as is normal for a fjord. On its northern shore rises Mweelrea, Connacht's highest mountain at 814 metres, its slopes falling straight into the water, with the Maumturk Mountains to the south. The calm dark water stretches between towering green and brown mountains, mirrored on its surface on still days. Rows of mussel-farm floats sit in the water, pastures, stone walls and sheep line the shores, and the small village of Leenaun lies at its inner end. Visitors drive the road along the southern shore, stopping at viewpoints, and many take a sightseeing boat trip on the fjord. Others walk the old road along the shore and visit the nearby Aasleagh Falls at the inner end.
On the north shore.
On still days.
At the inner end.
Near Leenaun, on the Galway–Mayo border, Ireland
Yes, from Westport or Galway.
Yes, in season.