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Aillwee Cave, Ballyvaughan. |
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Discovered by Jack McCann, a local
farmer, in 1944, the 1000 feet long cave
is one of the oldest of the Burren Caves
having formed millions of years ago.
Guided tours, lasting 30 minutes, allow
you to observe beautiful caverns,
bridged chasms, underground waterfalls,
weird mineral formations and the
hibernation chambers of brown bears
which have been extinct in Ireland for
centuries.
Facilities include a restaurant, craft
shop, information desk and outside, 'The
Hazelwood' crafts village.
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Burren Smokehouse |
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The Burren Smokehouse is a family-run
business that was set up in 1989 by
Birgitta & Peter Curtin.
Our Visitors Centre was established in
1995, to create a window for our own
products and other local gourmet
products and crafts.
The Visitors Centre
has become a popular tourist attraction
in the North County Clare area and
welcomes over 30,000 visitors from all
over the world each year. |
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Cliffs of
Moher |
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The
Cliffs of Moher, Co
Clare are one
of Europe's
outstanding coastal
features, where the
giant, rugged
coastline rises to
nearly 700 feet of
sheer cliff above the
Atlantic Ocean.
O'Brien's
Tower, which was
constructed in the
early 19th century as
a viewing point for
Victorian tourists, is
located on Moher's
highest cliff.
From these majestic
cliffs visitors can
see the Aran
Islands, Galway Bay,
as well as The Twelve
Pins, the Maum Turk
Mountains in Connemara
and Loop Head to the
South. |
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Caherconnell Stone Fort Visitor Centre |
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Caherconnell Stone Fort Visitor Centre
situated 1km south of Poulnabrone in
Burren, this is a perfect example of a
fort in its original state. Its
position, suggests a defensive
settlement against raiders or maybe wild
animals. |
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Clare Genealogical Centre
& Museum, Corofin, Co Clare |
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Clare Genealogical Centre and Museum
tells the story of the 19th Century
Ireland. It
covers the Famine and Emigration,
Landlords and Tenants and Music and
Culture & Traditional Ways of Life.
The Centre is situated in the
picturesque village of Corofin, just 8
miles north from the county town of
Ennis. Founded in 1982 by the late Dr.
Ignatius (Naoise) Cleary. |
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Dolphin Watch
Carrigaholt |
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Each two-hour dolphin watching boat trip
is an opportunity to get close to
Bottlenose Dolphins as they interact
with each other in their marine
environment at the Mouth of the Shannon.
This Special Area of Conservation
is home to about 140 dolphins, and more
marine & coastal wildlife, such as, grey
seals, gannets, guillemots, razorbills,
choughs and peregrine falcons; even a
herd of wild goats. |
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Doolin Cave |
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Doolin Cave is one of Europe’s most
compelling cave attractions. It is a
truly authentic experience. ‘The Great
Stalactite’ It is your only opportunity
to see such a large free hanging
stalactite anywhere in the world.
From the moment you descend over
80ft into the first tunnel, with your
guide, you will enter a world carved by
water. Donning your hardhat, you will
follow the rough-hewn route of the early
explorers who first discovered the cave.
When you enter the stunning,
cathedral-like dome that houses the huge
stalactite, you will be briefly plunged
into a world of primitive darkness.
Then, in a flash, you will be awed as
the subtly-lit stalactite appears before
you. And, far below, a magical stream
carries to the hills outside, the water
that carved the primeval world. |
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Dunguaire Castle |
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Dunguarie Castle was built in 1520 by
the O’Hynes clan on the picturesque
shores of Galway Bay. The Castle
named after the
nearby ancient fort of
Guaire, King of Connaught who died is
662 AD. This 16th century tower house
now restored
sits on a rocky outcrop on the shores of
Galway Bay, 300 yards outside the
picturesque village of Kinvara |
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Lisdoonvarna Spa |
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Lisdoonvarna Victorian Spa Built in the
early 1800's, and the town of
Lisdoonvarna developed into a tourist
centre when a top Limerick surgeon
discovered the beneficial effects of its
mineral waters. People travelled to
bathe and drink the mineral waters which
are rich in, magnesium and calcium,
iron
and sulphur and were said to provide
relief for certain diseases.
The
Victorian Pump House is open daily.
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Poulnabrone Portal Tomb |
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Poulnabrone portal tomb at the Burren in County Clare is one of the world's best
known and most visited dolmens. Set in view of the Burren is magical. It is
estimated at being 4,500 years old which places it at the end of the Neolithic
and the beginning of Ireland's Bronze Age. |
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The Burren |
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The Burren is an area of limestone rock
covering an area in Co Clare. It is of
extreme importance to geologists,
botanists and archaeologists from
Ireland and all over. There is peace to
be found in the beauty of the
surrounding flora and wildlife, and
megalithic tombs and old monuments.
Excellent area for hill walking. The
Burren covers
some 100 square miles and is near the
towns of Ennistymon, Corofin,
Kilfenora and Lisdoonvarna. |
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The Brian Boru
Heritage Centre, located in the
village of Killaloe.
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