tourist attractions clare

Doolin Cave, also known as 'Poll an Ionain', is located in the Burren region of County Clare. Discovered in 1952 it consists of about 6 miles (roughly 10.5km) of passage. The main feature of the cave is 'The Great Stalactite'. This measures almost 7 metres in length making it one of the largest free hanging stalactites in the world....

Created by nature and carved out of limestone, Aillwee Cave is one of many caves beneath The Burren....

Ireland's most popular attraction, Bunratty Castle is also the most complete and authentic mediaeval castle in Ireland....

The original tower house of Knappogue Castle was built by Sean Mac-Con MacNamara in 1467. During the 1641 rebellion the castle was occupied by Cronwellian forces. In the 18th and 19th centuries further additions were made to the original structure. The castle was abandoned in the 1920's and was restored by the Hon. Mark Edwin Andrews and his wife Lavonne in 1966.

Today world famous Medieval Banquets are held at the castle. The Castle is also a popular location for wedding receptions a...

This company produces Ireland's finest oak smoked Atlantic salmon. One can discover the ancient tradition of cold smoking salmon and learn more about the folklore of salmon. See audio visual displays in four languages. Afterwards, visitors can relax in the 100 year old pub, the Roadside Tavern. The visitor centre also includes a gourmet store and craft shop specialising in locally produced foods and crafts. A worldwide mail order service is available....

Waterworld Facilities: Flume Water Slide, 20 metre lane swimming incorporated in pool, A lazy River, Bubble Lounges, Waterfall, Geyser, Spray and Water Cannon, Sitting areas for spectators and bathers, Refreshment facilities....

The county courthouse, on a riverside site at New Bridge Road, is an impressive building fronted with a good ionic portico. The vestibule has an 1850 statue of Sir Michael O Loghlen of Dromconora House, Ennis who was the first catholic to be made Master of the Rolls since Penal times....

Clare Museum, Ennis, is located in a beautifully restored former convent built by the Sisters of Mercy congregation in 1861. The museum exhibition "The Riches of Clare: its people, place and treasures," occupies two galleries and incorporates the traditional method of displaying original artefacts from the county with modern interpretive tools such as colourful display panels, audio visual and computer interactive presentations, models, some replicas and commissioned art pieces....

It has long been identified - though without any certainty - as the seat of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland from 1002 until his death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. Coins found in an excavation of the site certainly showed that a house had been occupied inside during the 11th century, and the Annals of the Four Masters tell us that it was raided and demolished in 1116.
The site proved to have been inhabited at two separate periods, and the house belonged to the first period of...

During the Bronze Age, people protected themselves against marauding warriors by building their homes on lakes.

"Crannog" or lake dwellings constructed from wattles, reeds and mud can be seen at Craggaunowen Castle. The Castle itself was restored by art historian John Hunt and now contains a part of his collection of medieval art.

The project also includes a Ring Fort, a true reproduction of a farmer’s house dating from the 4th or 5th century, an Iron Age roadway and an ou...