Killary Sheep Farm, Leenane

This was actually really fun. You watch the sheep dog round up the sheep over a beautiful meadow overlooking the water. Then there is a fun shearing demonstration in which you get to participate. On top of all that you feed the little lambs milk out of bottles. Wonderful fun.

A truly incredible experience! Our recent visit included: a sheepdog demonstration (featuring Holly the border collie) which was amazing and very cool to watch, and petting and bottle feeding baby lambs!! Tom (who runs the farm and is your tour guide) is a very nice, down to earth person who talked with us for as long as we liked about the farm, how he trains his dogs, and his experiences. We visited in early March, but if you want to bottle feed the lambs he said the best times are from mid-March to the end of April. There other activities that are also only available in the Summer due to the weather. Despite some rainy and cold weather, we all had a great time and the tour proved to be a highlight of our trip!! If you are visiting Ireland then this tour should be a requirement on your agenda.

We had never visited a sheep farm before so my wife and I attended a morning session at Killary Sheep Farm. As the road doesn't support large buses there were no large tour groups which allows the group tour to be smaller and much easier to hear our guide as well as ask questions. The guide was outstanding and it was great to see how he and the sheep herding dog worked as a team. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience which included watching the dogs round up the sheep, shearing and the toddlers/kids loved feeding the lambs with milk. Highly recommended not just for kids but adults too, quite educational and interesting. Also unbelievable scenery. Will definetly return when back in Mayo.

What an awesome experience!! The owner was able to show off his dog's sheep herding skills. For someone who is not a farmer it was a sight to behold. Very fun event to check out! Also the views are amazing!!