Barren coastal region of western Ireland (9)

I believe the answer is:

connemara

(Other definitions for connemara that I've seen before include "region of Ireland" , "place in Ireland?" , "Mountainous coastal region of Galway" , "No car, amen, in the West" , "somewhere in Ireland" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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