tourist attractions clare

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

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. Learn more at their website: ...

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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....

The word Burren derives its name from Boireann, which means 'rocky land' in Gaelic - an apt name for this vast limestone plateau in northwest County Clare.
In the 1640's Cromwell's surveyor described it as 'a savage land, yielding neither water enough to drown a man nor tree to hang him, nor soil enough to bury'.
Few trees manage to grow in this desolate place, yet other plants thrive. The Burren is a unique botanical environment in which Mediterranean and alpine...

About 70 dolphins in the Shannon Estuary and many of their favoured areas are close to the shore near Carrigaholt. The Shannon dolphins are significant because they are one of only four groups of resident dolphins in Europe. Seeing the dolphins from Carrigaholt is practically guaranteed. At certain times of the day it is possible to see the dolphins by taking a walk along the coastline. You may enquire in the village for directions to the best look-out point. Alternatively, you can take a s...

Dysert O'Dea is renowned for its wealth of historical and archelogical remains....

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