Clifden

53º29N 10º01W. Town in Connemara region, Co Galway, W Ireland; 80 km/50 mi W of Galway City; founded in 1812 by local landlord John D'Arcy; nearby memorial to mark the landing site of the first successful non-stop crossing of the Atlantic (1919) by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown; Connemara pony show (Aug).

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See Also

Sir John William Alcock, Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, Galway


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