summer schools around ennis

The Merriman Society holds an annual summer school at a Clare centre - Ennis, Scarriff, Lahinch and others have been chosen for this very popular and prestigious function. The society also organises winter seminars and has published a number of books. Merriman's great poem begins with the poet walking on the shore of Lough Graney, a large lake distant about 3 km from the village. It is a picturesque expanse of water, framed in densely wooded hills and excellent for angling. In fact the exten...