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Staying Overnight:
Travelers spending the night can savor the quiet time before and
after the day-trip crowds. Here's how I'd suggest you spend your arrival day: Since most
day-trippers make a beeline straight off the boat to Dún Aenghus, head in the opposite dir-
ection to check out the subtle charms of the less-visited eastern end of the island. Buy a
picnic at the Spar supermarket in Kilronan. Then walk to either the ruins of tiny St. Ben-
en's Church (an easy 45-minute hike one way from Kilronan, on a ridge just past the Tigh
Fitz B&B) or the rugged Black Fort ruins (a rocky 1-hour scramble one way from Kilron-
an). Save Dún Aenghus for later in the afternoon, after the midday crowds have subsided
(allow an hour at Dún Aenghus, closes at 18:00 March-Oct, off-season at 16:00, last entry
one hour before closing). Enjoy an evening in the pubs and take a no-rush midmorning
boat trip back to the mainland the next day.
