West Clare

Day 2,451, 05:19 • Published in Ireland Ireland • by Ian Arb


West Clare

Kilrush is the official heritage town and its historic character is evident when taking a stroll along its streets. It is a very well planned town and rewards the walker of seeing well preserved, cut stone townhouses, traditional shops and pubs. Other noticeable buildings include the marvellous Roman Catholic St Senan’s Church with its Harry Clarke stained class.

Vandeleur Walled Garden



The garden is a beautiful space to visit and walk around in. Stroll around the old perimeter path, enjoy the exotic plants, take in the maze and the water features and admire the beautiful stone work of the walls and buildings that have survived into the new century.

Dolphin Watching



Kilrush has become popular with dolphin watching since the recent discovery that the Shannon Estuary was one of the few areas in the world that was home to a permanent school of bottlenose dolphins.

Scattery Island



Home to the remains of a 6th century monastic settlement set up by the patron saint of the area - St Senan. As an uninhabited island a mile-and-a-half from Kilrush, it is a refuge to visitors who, as well as enjoying viewing the remains of six churches and a magnificent round tower, can also walk along the ‘street’ where the homes of the last inhabitants lie together.

Check out this amazing photography video on West Clare as it’s well worth a watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ErPWmE-Lvo (Copy & paste into a new tab)

Thanks for reading,
Ian