Petting Zoos and Farms in Co. Galway
3 places
1.Joyce Country Sheepdogs
Border Collies herding sheep three times a day
A working Connemara hill sheep farm where third-generation shepherd Joe Joyce and his Border Collies round up Blackface sheep three times a day — with puppies, pet lambs and donkeys thrown in.
- Highlights
- Border Collies herding Connemara Blackface sheep
- Demonstrations at 11am, 1pm and 3.30pm, Monday to Saturday
- Bottle-feed pet lambs; meet a goat called Nancy and donkeys Seamie and Síle
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
2.Killary Sheep Farm
Border collies herd sheep above a fjord
A traditional working mountain farm above Killary Fjord, where visitors watch border collies round up the flock and can bottle-feed orphan lambs. About 200 horned blackface ewes roam the hillside on the Wild Atlantic Way.
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms
3.Turoe Pet Farm
Pet farm with Europe's largest indoor bouncy castle
A family-run pet farm and leisure park near Loughrea since 1993, pairing a 14-acre traditional farm with huge indoor play areas so a rainy Galway day still works.
- Highlights
- Feed goats, ponies, donkeys and llamas (and "Dundee" the crocodile)
- Inflatable City: 8,000 sq ft bouncy castle with a 25ft slide
- Jungle Town two-storey indoor play frame
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access