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Brian Boru’s Fort is a ringfort associated with the high king Brian Boru, overlooking Lough Derg at Killaloe. Located in County Clare, the site is cared for by the Office of Public Works as part of the Heritage Ireland estate.
Brian Boru’s Fort
A ringfort associated with the high king Brian Boru, overlooking Lough Derg at Killaloe.
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Killone Augustinian Abbey
A 12th-century Augustinian nunnery founded by the O’Briens on the shore of Killone Lake.
Clare Augustinian Abbey
An Augustinian abbey founded in 1194 on the Fergus estuary, just south of Ennis.
Ennis Friary
A 13th-century Franciscan friary in the centre of Ennis, with fine medieval sculpture and carved tombs.
Dysert O’Dea Church, High Cross, and Round Tower
A 12th-century monastic site with a richly carved high cross and round tower near Corofin.
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Treacy’s West County Conference & Leisure Hotel
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Historic roadhouse on the Galway Road outside Ennis with carvery roasts
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