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| SHANNON REGION - Mountshannon - Scarriff
- Williamstown |
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 Mountshannon
is a pretty one-street village with a good harbour on
Lough Derg; this makes it hugely popular with boating
people during the summer months. A winner of the Tidy
Towns award, this scenic village is a perfect location
to explore Lough Derg. The hotel and pubs provide excellent
traditional music, with superb cuisine. Holy Island and
remains of churchesand round tower was destroyed by the
Vikings, you may visit the island from here by the East
Clare Heritage launch and it is well worth a visit. Mountshannon
is also a shooting and fishing centre.
Scarriff is Lough Dergs most westerly port on the
entire Shannon navagation system and is a very popular
place for both visitors and locals alike. It is a pleasant
market town built on a hill, the town square (now a car
park) occupies the crest of the hill, so that every road
into the town is uphill. The Scariff River is an attraction
for anglers, and the river, which flows into the Shannon
is navigable for river cruisers almost to the town.
 Williamstown
is situated two miles from the village of Whitegate in
Co. Clare. This area is known as a 'townland' rather than
a village, as the nearest shops and pubs are in Whitegate,
but some say this adds to the charm of the place. The
area is steeped in history - Williamstown was once home
to the 'Williamstown Hotel', a grand country home built
in the 1750's. The stables have been converted and are
now inhabited, but the remains of the castellated wall
is a testament to the grandeur of the building that used
to exist. There is a 300 year old Monterey Cedar here
which adds special character to the harbour and grounds.
There is a castellated pier coming out of the harbour
which was in fact the starting point for many who emigrated
during the 1840's famine. People would connect here with
a steam ship which would bring them as far as Limerick
and then on to New York
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| Accommodations |
Brandaris B&B, Main Streett, Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 927150 B & B
Lakeside Caravan & Camping, Park,, Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 927225 Camping & Caravan
Mountshannon Hotel, Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 927162 Hotel
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| Restaurants |
An Cupan Café, Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 927275 Coffee Shop
Cois na Habhna, Mountshannon,
Co. Clare. Tel. 061 927189 Coffee Shop
Courtyard Café, Main Street, Scarriff, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 921733 Coffee Shop
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| Pubs |
Jackos Bar, Bridge Street, Scarriff, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 921066
McNamara's Pub, Scarriff, Co. Clare. Tel. 065 921020
Ryans Bar, Market Square, Scarriff, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 921167
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| Visitor Attractions |
East Clare Heritage Centre, Tuamgraney, Scarriff, Co. Clare.
Holy Island--Iniscaltra, Lough Derg, Mountshannon, Co. Clare.
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| Golf |
East Clare Golf Club, Bodyke, Scarriff, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 921322
Woodpark Pitch & Putt, Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 921460
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| Equestrian |
An Sibin' Riding Centre, Derryoran East,, Whitegate, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 927411
Equestrian Leisure Ireland, Derryoran East, Whitegate, Co. Clare. Tel. 061 927340
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| Gifts & Crafts |
McKernan Handweavers, Tuamgraney, Scarriff, Co. Clare.
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