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A small village on the road to Limerick. Cratloe gets its name from the Irish for land of the Sally trees.

From Woodcock Hill behind it there are extensive views of the Shannon and Fergus estuaries and Shannon town and airport.

There are good forest walks. The Cratloe Woods, originally primeval oak woods now constitute a State forest, on the slopes of Woodcock Hill. They contain many interesting trees. It is said that Cratloe supplied the oak beams for the roof of Westminis...

Ballycotton is a sheltered village on the Atlantic coast and a famous sea angling area. There is a cliff walk with beautiful views rising 200ft above sea level. Bird watchers are encouraged to visit the wildlife sanctuary at ballycotton....

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A village sited where the road to Ennis (5 km) crosses the Fergus estuary, which is navigable to this point. An O'Brien castle commanded the crossing and it was probably this castle, occupied by the Earl of Thomond, which gave its name to Clare County when it was created in 1576....

Oranmore, on the shores of Galway Bay, is a rapidly expanding town adjacent to many tourist facilities....

From an unpretentious crossing point on the Shannon, the ford of Luan, Athlone, grew to be the largest town in Westmeath.; The possession of the ford of Athlone has been disputed from earliest times. In 1001 Brian Boru marched there with a great army; in 1129 King Turlough O'Conor erected a wattle bridge there and in 1199 the Normans occupied the town and in 1257 built the town walls, part of which can still be seen. After their defeat at the Boyne in 1690, the Irish withdrew to Athlone and m...

June through August, Cape is festive. Approximately 180 students come to perfect their Irish and participate in outdoor games and activities. Daytrippers stroll to the lake, to the Old Lighthouse, to the Heritage Centre. Yachts play in and out of the two main harbours, colourfully crowding them during regatta days. Holiday-making families arrive with windsurfers, canoes, fishing gear. Scuba divers prowl old wrecks and precipitous reefs. The lively pubs have frequent formal and informal ses...

The captivating Mall, where the re-routed Carrowbeg river flows through Westport on its way to the sea in Clew Bay, is a splendid example of the contributions made to Irish towns by enlightened landlords of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In this instance, it was the Brownes, later Earls of Altamont, who beautified Westport in many ways and ultimately opened up their own home, Westport House, for public view....

Located 2km from the town off the Kilkelly road, you will find an example of a "clumped village". This village formation was due to the population rise during the period 1800 to 1841. The area was subdivided into smaller plots where the people tried to sustain a living. These villages suffered drastically during the famine of 1845-1849. Renovations are currently underway to restore parts of the village to its original state....

In Irish, Ath na nUrlaidhe, "the ford of the sledgings" according to O'Curry, where by tradition a battle was fought in the 10th century in which "the Irish and the Danes did sledge each other's heads". The ford from which the name of the pretty town is taken is marked by the bridge which crosses the River Gowl between the old parish church and the Butler Castle of Urlingford. The pre-Reformation church, though in a ruined condition, has substantially perfect walls. A large church stood here...