Explore Camus

Camus has one of the highest proportions of residents in the Gaeltacht who speak Irish as their
everyday language. Young people from all over Ireland immerse themselves in the culture of the
Gaeltacht region at Coláiste Chamuis summer Irish college while staying with local host families. Camus is an area rich in Irish culture, unaccompanied singing called sean-nós and the Camus set dance are part of the local tradition.

Camus is a remote area with scenic walks. If you park at the church and walk up camus Hill you will be greeted by spectacular panoramic scenic views of the surrounding region which includes the Twelve Bens, Ros Muc, Carna and the many islands and inlets off the Connemara coast. Close to the top of Camus Hill you will find the infamous instagrammable ‘O’ corten steel sculpture which frames the surrounding scenes. Further up Camus Hill you will find Camus Tower(known locally as An Tower) which was used as a look out tower by the Irish to keep watch for the Black&Tans.

Fishing permits can be purchased from Screebe Lodge for fishing in local lakes and rivers. The Green Bee are hobbyist beekeepers in Camus. They sell our raw honey, homemade jams / marmalade, homemade lip balm and free range eggs from an honesty box at the front of their house.

Camas
Is sráidbhaile beag é Camas atá suite idir Casla agus an Teach Dóite. Tá Cuan Chamais in aice láimhe agus tá cnoic agus sléibhte ann taobh thiar de; tá lochanna agus aibhneacha beaga ann chomh maith. Tá flúirse talún portaigh sa gceantar chomh maith, áit a mbaineann muintir na háite móin gach bliain. Taobh le bungalónna nua-aimseartha, tá ballaí cloiche thart ar pháirceanna beaga rud a léiríonn go bhfuil daoine ag cur fúthu sa cheantar leis na céadta bliain.

Is í an Ghaeilge an teanga a labhraítear anseo. Tagann na céadta mac léinn, as gach cearn den tír, chuig an gceantar seo gach samhradh chun iad féin a thumadh sa Ghaeilge agus freastalaíonn siad ar Spleodar nó ar Choláiste Chamais.
Tá Caife/Siopa Geansaithe Árann, mar aon le siopa ina ndíoltar rugaí lámhdhéanta, agus is féidir leat mil de dhéantús baile a cheannach ó bheachairí sa cheantar. Tá neart roghanna ann i dtaca le siúlóidí taitneamhacha de, ar siúlóidí suaimhneacha iad a thugann deis chun grianghraif iontacha agus féiníní áille a thógáil. I measc na mbealaí siúil is mó a bhfuil éileamh orthu, áirítear an lúb 11km ina gcuimsítear Camas Uachtair agus Camas Íochtair. Is féidir an pointe is airde atá i gCamas a bhaint amach feadh an bhealaigh atá tuairim is 300 troigh os cionn leibhéal na farraige.

Pointe eile spéise atá i gceantair Chamais freisin is ea Droichead Fhoirnise ar raibh foirnis lena thaobh agus ar oibrigh Gráinne Ní Mháille agus Dónall an Chogaidh Ó Flatharta é sa 16ú hAois.