NEWS

The Annual Feakle International Traditional Music Festival takes place this year from Wednesday 9th  – Monday 14th August 2023 and again promises to be a brilliant weekend of Music, Song and Dance. Come for the music and stay for the craic.!!! Stay at Clareville House...

The Annual Scariff Harbour Festival takes place this year from Thursday 3rd - Sunday 6th August 2023 and promises to be an action packed weekend for all the family. It all kicks off at 8pm on Thursday night 3rd August with a Concert with Donna Taggart. Combining...

Check out Munster Rugby in nearby Limerick for events and fixtures. Click here for details. Munster Rugby

Details below from Elizabeth Vaughan (RIP), Springmount, Broadford. (1930-2009) These are her words :- “The Blessed Well is part of the heritage of Broadford Parish. Records show that a Hermit lived here, possibly during the Famine. Locals shared whatever food they...

Thursday 5th March 2020 was a beautiful sunny Spring morning in Tuamgraney and a group of students from the University of Limerick visited Clareville House, where they were entertained by Teresa with Tea/Coffee & Fresh Scones, as she outlined her history and...

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19. ROLL ON 2021.!!! It’s that time of year again and here in Tuamgraney we are eagerly awaiting this year’s renewal of the Blossom Harp Festival. It began in 2016 and takes place on Palm Sunday Weekend each year - This year it's on from the...

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19. ROLL ON 2021.!!! The 73rd Clare Drama Festival takes place from Thurs 19th - Sat 28th March 2020. The Festival is held in the Scariff Community College Hall  and runs for 10 consecutive nights, with the final production and overall results...

St Coelan's Holy Well Tuamgraney is undoubtedly one of the most important ecclesiastical and historical villages in Ireland. It is mentioned in the Annals no fewer than thirty two times between the years 735 and 1582. Its pagan past is recorded in its townland names,...

Catholic Mass Rocks, like this one here at Ballydonaghane, Bodyke,  Co Clare, are an important and emotive emblem of Irish Catholic History. A Mass Rock (Carraig an Aifrinn in Irish) was a rock used as an altar in late 17th and 18th century Ireland as a location for...

The Lime Kiln in Tuamgraney is located beside the roadway to Reddan’s Quay. It was built in 1913 to provide lime for the Raheen Estate & other local farmers and operated until the 1950’s. Quicklime or burnt lime, as it was also known, would have been used...

An Casaoireach / Famine Memorial Park, Tuamgraney, Co Clare This Famine Memorial Park or “Casaoireach” at Callahy, Tuamgraney is a permanent memorial to the people who died and were “buried” here during the Famine years of the 1840’s.   The Scariff Workhouse Union, an...

O'Grady Castle, Tuamgraney, Co Clare. This Tower-House Castle, sometimes referred to as Tuamgraney Castle, was built in the 15thC by the O'Grady Clan to provide protection for the adjacent St. Cronan's Church. The O'Grady’s  were powerful  local landowners who ruled...

Holy Island / Inis Cealtra “Island of the Seven Churches”-“Island of the Burials” or “of Monastic Cells” Step back in time with a visit to Holy Island or Inis Cealtra - once in the territory of the Ó Grádaigh(O’Grady’s) - one of the most famous monastic sites in...

Bunratty Castle / Caisleán Bhun Raithe / "Castle at the Mouth of the Ratty" is a large 15thC Tower House located in the picturesque village of Bunratty and  is the most complete and authentically restored and furnished medieval castle in Ireland. Bunratty Castle &...

About Clare Abbey Clare Abbey is a ruined Augustinian Monastery located near Ennis, along the banks of the River Fergus, and was the first, largest and most important Augustinian House in Co Clare. It was founded some time prior to 1189, possibly by Donal ‘the Great’...

Tuamgraney and Scariff are regarded as the historic and economic heart of East Clare, strategically located between the River Shannon and Slieve Aughty Mountains. They have a rich and interesting built heritage just waiting to be explored. Today the area continues to...

About Quin Abbey The abbey is about 9 miles from Ennis. A visitor centre is located near the building and the structure and grounds can be visited free of charge. A caretaker is permanently based at the monument. Floodlighting has recently been installed. The...

Craggaunowen / Creagán Eoghain / Owen's Little Rocky Hill. The Living Past Experience – Set in 50 acres of idyllic woodland, near Quin in Co Clare - is an award winning archaeological open air museum centred around a 16thC Castle & picturesque lake and interprets...

IT'S GALWAY RACES TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.!!! Plan a Day Trip with East Clare Cabs - Contact Derek at 087 2704380 or email eastclarecabs@gmail.com for all details. The world renowned 7 day Galway Races Summer Festival returns for its 150th year, from Monday 29th July to...

Emeralds are often accompanied by pearls and one such pearl is Ireland's East Clare region. With the 224 miles long River Shannon to its right and the majestic western Atlantic coast to its left, East Clare is a haven of unspoilt peace and tranquility for those who...