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Cong

Cong is a beautiful little village on the west coast of Ireland and the location of the exceptional Ashford Castle, which is one of Ireland’s finest hotels, built by the Guinness family. It sits at the borders of County Galway and County Mayo on an island surrounded by streams and underground streams. John Ford's famous film The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, was filmed here and Cong was also the home of Sir William Wilde, historian and father to prominent playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer Oscar Wilde. Cong also has a fine example of a ruined medieval abbey, Cong Aggey, where Rory O’Connor, the last High King of Ireland, is buried.

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