4 Best Shopping in Clifden, Connemara and County Mayo

This friendly boutique is a showcase for crafts and artisanal products made in Connemara, from marble jewelry and seaweed-based cosmetics to Irish whiskey, knitwear, and handmade pottery. Electric bikes are also available for hire, and there's information about outdoor activities and guided tours.

This long-established emporium sells a good selection of traditional tweeds, hand-knitted items, housewares, and gifts.

As well as selling books of local interest, the bookshop also stocks artists' supplies and is an informal meeting point for visiting poets, writers, artists, and photographers.

A small but well-stocked specialty food shop, this is an ideal place to pick up picnic fare, with its excellent Irish farmhouse cheeses, pâtés, smoked Connemara salmon, and handmade Irish chocolates.