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Lyrical Clare Gal w a yGal w a y
B ayB ay
BLACKBLACK AghaglinnyAghaglinny FinavarraFinavarra
County Clare can be broadly separated into two geographical regions: in HEADHEAD NorthNorth BallyvaughanBallyvaughan BurrenBurren
the south, the gently rolling countryside along the course of the River MurrooghMurroogh BayBay CaherloughlinCaherloughlin CorranrooCorranroo
Shannon; and in the north, a rugged and stony land with vertiginous BelacluggaBelaclugga
coastal cliffs. Cutting across the county, northwest to southeast, is the FanoreFanore FormoyleFormoyle BALLYVAUGHANBALLYVAUGHAN
CappaghmoreCappaghmore
magical region of the Burren, a limestone plateau crisscrossed by deep SlievecarranSlievecarran
fissures sprouting a dizzying array of plant life. Then there is the music. DerreenDerreen Ailwee CaveAilwee Cave St Colman’sSt Colman’s 334m334m
Many of the towns on the coast and around the edges of the Burren live SouthSouth Slieve ElvaSlieve Elva Corkscrew HillCorkscrew Hill WellWell
and breathe traditional music, perhaps more than any other county. SoundSound 345m345m THE BURRENTHE BURREN
PoulnabronePoulnabrone
ToomagheraToomaghera DolmenDolmen
CaherconnellCaherconnell CarranCarran
LisdoonvarnaLisdoonvarna Stone FortStone Fort KnockansKnockans
DOOLINDOOLIN CastletownCastletown
NoughavalNoughaval AughrimAughrim
FisherstreetFisherstreet
Father Ted’sFather Ted’s Mullaghmore Mullaghmore
HouseHouse
KilfenoraKilfenora
KilshannyKilshanny
LoughLough
LickeenLickeen GeorgeGeorge
SlievenageeraghSlievenageeragh LoughLough KillinaboyKillinaboy
CLIFFS OF MOHERCLIFFS OF MOHER LoughLough
InchiquinInchiquin CullaunCullaun
LoughLough
KilconnelKilconnel CorrofinCorrofin LoughLough
LiscannorLiscannor EnnistimonEnnistimon AtedaunAtedaun
Hags HeadHags Head RuanRuan
LehinchLehinch
DrinaghDrinagh
LiscannorLiscannor Cullenagh DromoreDromore
LoughLough
Cullenagh
BayBay MauricesmillsMauricesmills Moyree Moyree
CLARECLARE
BarefieldBarefield
InaghInagh
KilnamonaKilnamona
BauntlieveBauntlieve FountainFountain
SpanishSpanish MilltownMilltown CrossCross
PointPoint MalbayMalbay
Spanish PointSpanish Point ENNISENNIS
Above The soaring Cliffs of Moher, where the limestone plateau of the Burren meets Mal BayMal Bay SlievecallenSlievecallen
391m391m
the sea, see p126 KilmaleyKilmaley Fergus Fergus
QuiltyQuilty ShanavoghShanavogh
ClarecastleClarecastle
MuttonMutton MullaghMullagh DarraghDarragh
IslandIsland KilmurryKilmurry
0 kilometres 5 DooDoo CarncreaghCarncreagh BallyveskilBallyveskil
ACTIVITIES 0 miles 5 LoughLough CahereaCaherea
River Fergus
WhiteWhite
Spot bottlenose dolphins in the StrandStrand CahermurphyCahermurphy LisheenLisheen
Shannon Estuary Doonbeg Bay LissycaseyLissycasey River Fergus
KillardKillard CreeghCreegh
Doonbeg Bay
Tune in to Clare’s music scene, DonegalDonegal
PointPoint
which takes place in characterful pubs Farrily BayFarrily Bay DoonbegDoonbeg KilmilhilKilmilhil BallynacallyBallynacally
all over the county BealahaBealaha Doonbeg Deer I.Deer I.
Coney I.Coney I.
CorballyCorbally TullaherTullaher CooraclareCooraclare KnockaloughKnockalough LisnafahaLisnafaha
Doonbeg
Follow the exhilarating coast road GowerGower
around Black Head Moore BayMoore Bay BinaghBinagh CrannyCranny Horse I.Horse I.
KILKEEKILKEE GarraunGarraun TullagowerTullagower BinvoranBinvoran
Delight in the wildflowers of the MoyastaMoyasta KilladysertKilladysert Canon I.Canon I.
Burren landscape BreaghvaBreaghva InishcorkerInishcorker
TermonTermon Poulnasherry CarrowncallaCarrowncalla KnockerryKnockerry Kilmurry Kilmurry
a n n o
Visit one of the megalithic tombs EffernanEffernan a n n o n n
Bay
Bay
Poulnasherry
and 5th-century ring forts that pepper Kilrush Creek MarinaKilrush Creek Marina KILRUSHKILRUSH KnockKnock ShannakeaShannakea
Bayderalaw
R i v e r S h
the Burren DysertDysert Clonderalaw LabasheedaLabasheeda
Bay
KEY BallynoteBallynote KillimerKillimer Clon R i v e r S h
KilkerinKilkerin
Drive route SCATTERYSCATTERY
ISLANDISLAND LakyleLakyle
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