9 Best Shopping in Connemara and County Mayo, Ireland

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.

An extensive selection of crafts and women's fashions made by the stellar Avoca Handweavers is showcased here, along with delicious food products from the Avoca Pantry range.

A good selection of crystal, jewelry, and ceramics are the main temptations here, along with Carraig Donn's own line of knitwear.

Joyce's crafts shop is owned by a family famed for its traditional Connemara tweeds. No surprise then that this emporium has a good selection of tweed and also carries an enticing selection of contemporary ceramics, handwoven shawls, books of Irish interest, original paintings, and small sculptures.

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

Head here for the best in contemporary Irish design for knitwear, ceramics, jewelry, and other decorative items.

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.

It's worth a visit to Thomas Moran's just to see the cluttered, quirky facade that has welcomed customers through its doors for well over a century. Inside, take some time to rummage through the irresistibly unique gifts: locally made blackthorn sticks, bargain umbrellas, and high-kitsch souvenirs.