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Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure located about 1 km south of the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare, Ireland. Its name may be derived from Dún na Gabhair, meaning "the fort of the rounded hills" or the "fort of the goats". Doonagore Castle is at present a private holiday home ...
Other antiquities include several ring cairns, likely from the Iron Age, around Doolin. One of them was reportedly the site where in 1588 170 survivors of an Armada wreck were hanged. [6]: 102–3 Where the Aille river flows into the Atlantic, southeast of Doolin Harbour, lies the so-called "Doolin axe factory". At this site, stone tools (axes ...
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Doolin (Irish: Dúlainn) [1] is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland, on the Atlantic coast. It is southwest of the spa town of Lisdoonvarna and 4 miles from the Cliffs of Moher. It is a noted centre of traditional Irish music , which is played nightly in its pubs, making it a popular tourist destination.
Ennistymon House, sometimes known as Ennistimon House, is a former country house in the village of Ennistymon, County Clare in Ireland. Built on the elevated site of a medieval castle, the 18th century house is now in use as a hotel. [1] The hotel, the Falls Hotel, is owned by members of the McCarthy family. [2]
Liscannor (Irish: Lios Ceannúir, meaning 'ringfort of Ceannúr') [7] [8] is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the R478 road between Lahinch and Doolin, close to the Cliffs of Moher. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 113. [1]
[3]: 9 Honora, daughter of Teige of Smithstown, by marriage became Honora Wingfield, ancestor of the family that held the title of Viscount Powerscourt. [ 3 ] : 9 The ruined abbey church of Kilshanny is all that remains of an abbey that may have been founded by early Christian Seanach Garbh , but is traditionally ascribed to St Cuanna.
Cree or Creegh (Irish: An Chríoch) [1] is a small village in County Clare in Ireland. It is situated at a crossroads near the villages of Doonbeg and Cooraclare in the west of the county. The nearest large towns are Kilrush and Ennis which are 7 and 26 miles (11 and 42 km) away respectively. In Dromheilly Cree there is a shrine which August ...