Roundstone Country Market

What to Expect

Roundstone Country Market takes over the tennis court beside Roundstone Hall every Sunday through the summer season, in one of Connemara’s most scenic seaside villages. The produce side covers freshly caught fish straight off the local boats, organic fruit and vegetables, homemade cheeses and freshly baked breads and pastries, while the craft tables carry handmade items, framed photographs, original artwork and gifts made by people living in the area. On the food-to-eat side there are usually fresh crepes, fudge, coffee and Irish ice cream, which makes it as much a Sunday outing as a shopping trip. Roundstone itself sits on Bertraghboy Bay with the Twelve Bens mountains as a backdrop, and is known well beyond Galway as the home of Roundstone Musical Instruments, the traditional bodhrán-making workshop that draws visitors to the village on its own. The market’s small scale and seaside setting make it feel closer to a village fete than a commercial market, and it is genuinely weather- and season-dependent, running through the warmer months rather than year-round. The drive in from Galway via Cashel and Toombeola, or the inland route through Oughterard and Clifden, is itself one of the more scenic approaches in Connemara, so many visitors treat the market as one stop on a longer coastal loop rather than a standalone destination.

Good to Know

• Open Sundays, 11:00am to 4:00pm, through the summer season
• Free entry, no booking needed
• Venue: tennis court beside Roundstone Hall, in the village
• Fresh fish, organic produce, home baking, crafts, photography and artwork
• Food stalls sell crepes, fudge, coffee and ice cream
• Seasonal market; check locally before travelling outside peak summer months

Getting There

Roundstone is on the R341 coast road, around 70 kilometres, roughly an hour and a quarter’s drive, west of Galway city through Oughterard and Clifden or via Cashel and Toombeola. Roundstone Hall and its tennis court are in the centre of the small village, an easy walk from the harbour, with free parking available around the village.