Guide to County Clare In Ireland

County Clare

Clare is a beautifully scenic county with a coastline in the west of Ireland making it one of Ireland's larger tourist destinations. Visitors never cease to wonder at the ever-changing sights that surprise and delight in this county forming part of the province of Munster, from the majestic Cliffs of Moher, through to the lunar landscape of the Burren. Clare is home to Shannon airport and the county town of Ennis is swathed in history. Other Clare attractions include Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, and the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival (N.B. the famous Lisdoonvarna music festival is sadly now defunct, but the pubs of nearby Doolin keep up the traditional Irish music links of the area). A large part of the Lough Derg pleasure lake falls within County Clare also.

This large county has a resident population of 111,000 but vast areas are unspoilt and relatively undeveloped. Other larger towns of interest in Clare include Milltown Malbay, Lahinch, Ennistymon, Kilkee and Kilrush, but don't rule out visits to Ardnacrusha, Ballyvaughan, Corrofin, Cratloe, Doonbeg, Feakle, Kilfenora, Kilkishen, Killaloe, Kilmihil, Liscannor, Newmarket-on-Fergus, O'Briensbridge-Montpelier, Quilty, Quin, Scarriff, Sixmilebridge, Tulla, or Whitegate.