Golam Head

The Shore Dive. 

            Located at the western tip of Lettermullan, this site is very exposed to almost all directions, and hence can only be dived in very calm conditions. To get there, take the R336 from Galway, at Casla (Costello), turn right for Bealdaingean. Follow this road all the way to Lettermullan. Just after the national school on your right, the roads turns right, with a lesser road (boreen), going straight ahead. Take this boreen and turn left after about half a mile. The road is in very poor condition and ends in a grassy area. It is courteous to ask at the farmhouse for permission to park in this area. 

        Kit up in the grassy area and head south along the path (it?s a fairly tough trek with a little bit of climbing). There is a gully facing south, this is where to enter/exit. Out to the left/east of the gully there are some holes in the reef that you can swim through in about 10 metres. If you head south or southwest a depth of 20m is easily attained. There?s a huge variety of fish to be seen here.

    Other Dives. 

            Small ribs of inflatables can be launched at half tide at the beach near the grassy area. This opens up a number of other dives.  At Golam Hd itself, (by the tower), there is a drop-off to 30M. There is good diving on the south and west of this little island. Fish Rock, Eagle Rock and Redflag Island all offer interesting possibilities and are within reach of an inflatable.