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Ballyportry
Farmhouse Cottage is situated in quiet rural
countryside off the Corofin to Gort/Tubber road, half a mile outside the little town of Corofin.
corofin
is in walking distance from the cottage and has a number of pubs, restaurants and shops. The Clare Heritage Centre portrays the traumatic Irish years between 1800-1860. Lake Inchiquin is closeby the village in a romantic setting
with two ruined castles on the lake margin . The lake provides excellent fishing and has a picnic area.
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Dysert O'Dea, 6 km from Corofin, has remains of a romanesque church and a round tower and a fine high cross. There's also a castle open to the public with fine views of the countryside and of the battlefield on which in 1318 a major battle was fought, halting the Anglo-Norman take-over of Clare.
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By late medieval times the felling of timber
and the grazing of cattle produced to-days skeletal
landscape.Man has left a mass of
evidence of having lived on the Burren for thousands
of years. Material remains abound, including megalithic
tombs, stone and earth ring forts, round towers, medieval
churches, monasteries and castles. Burials took place in Poulnabrone and
other dolmens over a period of 600 years from 5200 to 5800
years ago. .
Gaelic Chieftains like the O'Briens,
the O'Connors and
the O'Loughlins - who were the Princesses of the Burren
- had their castles here. One at least, Gleninagh
Castle was inhabited until the middle of the 19th
century. The
Burren coastline shows a dramatic and picturesque mixture
of stone, beaches and a crystal clear blue Atlantic
ocean.
The Aran Islands are an extension of the Burren
landscape.There are numerous caves, one of which, Ailwee
Cave is open to visitors.
You'll
get an inside look into the area and its mysteries if
you visit the Burren Centre in Kilfenora or
the Burren eXposure in Ballyvaughan. The Burren
Craft Trail and Bar Food Circuit is a day's
scenic journey presenting local craftspeople and local
hospitality.
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