The Town Of Ennis
Ennis is the capital of Clare and has a population of 20,000 people. It is a nice place for tourists to visit because there are nice walks and there are lovely flowers in the summer. Ennis also has nice resaurants and shops.
Photos of Ennis
March 2002
Abbey Street
This unusual monument consists of three irregular blocks of limestone. On one of the rocks which is carved a shield bearing a lion passant, the ornament being picked out in colour. It is sited close to the embankment of The River Fergus and it is said that Tom Steel,a close
friend of Daniel O' Connell,used of the Lady he loved, Matilda Crowe, who resided in the big house named Abbey Field House acros the river. Tom Steel died in London after throwing himself into The Thames .Honest Tom Steel is buried beside this good friend Daniel O' Connell in Glasnevin Cemetery Dublin.
Ballyallia
On the outskirts of Ennis there is a nice lake called Ballyalla where you can find lots of different birds and ducks. There are nice walks around the lake.
O' Connell Monument
The Ennis courthouse is the most important building in Ennis.This building was built by the County Clare Grand Jury in 1850,to the design of Henry Whitehouse,at a cost of £12,000.The courthouse is going to be upgraded at a cost of 7 million euro.Not only court cases are held in the courthouse ,meetings of the Clare County Council are still held there.
Ennis Abbey
Cusack Park
Cusack park is the stadium where our native sports Hurling and Gaelic Football are played.
Cusack park gots its name from a man called Michel Cusack who founded the Gaelic Athletic Assoiation (GAA).
The stadium can hold up to 20,000 people approx. We think it was built in the early nineteen hundreds. We have no picture of Cusack park and we will send one as soon as possible.