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Miltown Malbay is a small, traditional town but offers many outlets for shopping, with excellent grocery shops, butcher, bakery, hardware, electrical and newsagent. Some offer a delivery service. There are many good restaurants to choose from to suit everybody's taste. |
Local Attractions & Facilities
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Blue Flag beach |
Spanish Point & Doonbeg Golf Links |
Local Services Bureau de Change ~ Taxi
Service ~ Baby Sitting ~
Car Hire ~ Bicycle Hire ~
Daily Bus Service
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Other
Day Trip Attractions |
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Ailwee Cave This was discovered in 1944 and opened to the public in 1976. It is located close to Ballyvaughan in the Northern part of County Clare. It extends 1.3km into the heart of the Burren. |
Burren The Burren is a beautiful and unique natural phenomenon. It is an area of limestone with many rare examples of flora Archaeology and Geology. Where, unusually, mediterranean and arctic-alpine plants live side-by-side. |
Aran Islands The Aran Islands are one of the last outposts of Gaelic civilisation where Irish is still the spoken language. The Doolin - Aran boat trip is the shortest route. |
Bunratty Castle & Folk
Park Here you can see exact copies of houses representing every area of Munster. There are medieval banquets giving insight into the difficulties of eating with just a dagger and fingers! |
Knappogue Castle This castle was built in 1467 and was a former MacNamara stronghold. It was restored in the 19th Century and refurbished to reflect the 15th Century in the 1960's. |
Dromoland Castle The O'Briens moved here from Leamaneh Castle, near Kilfenora, in the 17th century. William Smith O'Brien was born here in 1803. |
Lahinch Sea World A fun day out for all the family. View the Atlantic Aquarium and enjoy the pool complex. Dolphin Watching In Carrigaholt, South Clare and while there visit Kilkee where part of Ryan's Daughter was filmed. |
Cliffs of Moher On the coast road between Lahinch and Doolin are perhaps the most spectacular cliffs in Europe, rising to 200 feet. On a clear day you can see Loop Head, the Kerry Mountains, the Twelve Pins of Connemara as well as the Aran Islands. |
Craggaunowen Project, Quinn The castle was built in 1467 and was a MacNamara stronghold, it was restored in the 19th Century and in the 1960's. Here you can see a Bronze Age Lake dwelling, a ring fort and an Iron Age roadway as well as a copy of the leather currach once used by Irish mariners. |
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