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Kilrush is the
largest town in West Clare.
Positioned at the estuary of
the Shannon River, Kilrush
lies 45km southwest of Ennis.
Kilrush was once a Shannon
port of some significance; a
regular traffic of boats from
Limerick, some 60 miles up-
significance; a regular
traffic of boats from
Limerick, some 60 miles
up-river, as well as coastal
steamers, called to the little
jetty with a variety of goods
and occasional passengers.
Kilrush
now has a new Marina and
Heritage Centre – which houses
an exhibition of the Great
Famine and the landlord
evictions of 1888, a Vandeleur
Walled Garden revived and
restored to former days and is
now stocked with tropical
plants.
Today, from
Kilrush Creek Marina, you can
join one of the Eco-cruises
which sails out of the marina
into the Shannon Estuary. The
2.5 hour cruise will enable
you to watch the resident
population of bottle-nosed
dolphins. You can also take a
ferry to Scattery Island which
is just 2km from Kilrush. This
6th century monastic island
offers many treasures for you
to discover.
There are
remains of the ruins of at
least 7 churches founded by St
Senan, an unique 10th century
round tower with an entrance
at ground level; a well and
burial place of St Senan and
an ogham stone and the remains
of an Elizabehian castle |
