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Dublin Coach company operate a bus link between Dublin and Ennis.  Another way to travel between the two cities is via rail, operated by Irish Rail.

 

Getting around Ennis, to places such as Lahinch and Newmarket-on-Fergus where Dromoland Castle is located is made possible using the Ireann Bus company.  The main tourist webiste, Visit Ennis, also lists how to get around locally.

 

Other ways to get to Ennis are listed in Get There.

 

The main airport in Co. Clare is Shannon Airport, located about 15km from Dromoland, 25km from Ennis.  Most major cities in the UK have routes to Shannon, including Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick.

 

Ennis (Irish: Inis, meaning "island") is a town located in Mid-West Region of Ireland and is the county town of County Clare. The town dates back to the 11th Century and was formed between two streams on the river Fergus when the O’Briens, Kings of Thomond, invited the Franciscans to establish a settlement within their domain in 1240.  The town lies just north of where the river Fergus enters the Shannon Estuary, and north west of Limerick and south of Galway. The town is also 19 km (12 mi) from Shannon Airport. The Irish name for the town is short for Inis Cluain Ramh Fhada ("island of the long rowing meadow"). In 2011, Ennis had a population of 25,360, making it the 11th largest urban centre in Ireland. (Source: Wikipedia)

 

Ennis and County Clare are world famous as the home of Traditional Irish Music with year round music festivals and trad sessions throughout the town and county.

 

The town’s history along with modern influences represents a pleasant blend of the historic past and active present. It’s narrow bustling streets and lanes give character and ambiance to the town confirming that it is indeed somewhere very special.

 

It has a rich heritage tradition with some of the finest monuments, buildings and waterways. The town has held a strong presence every year in the All Ireland Tidiest Town Awards and won Ireland’s Tidiest Large Urban Centre 2012.

 

Visitors to Ennis can expect to experience unique and diverse boutiques, shops, cafes, and restaurant’s, it is a tourist centre of major importance and the ideal location for County Clare’s many other attractions. (Source: www.visitennis.com)

 

More details can be found on Tour Clare.

The Burren is one of the main attractions close by, an area of unusual rock formation.  Getting there is fairly easy using the number 337 bus from Ennis.

 

Another famous landmark are the Cliffs of Moher, a must see whilst you are visiting Co. Clare.

 

Lahinch is situated on the wild atlantic coastline and is home to its famous links golf course and a mecca for surfers worldwide.  Although the waves in lahinch last year around New Year were not so good for surfing - check out this impressive youtube video.

 

Bunratty Castle hosts medieval dinners in full costune and well worth a trip to.  Don't forget to check out the famous pub adjacent - the original durty nellys! 

 

Quite a number of other local attractions can be found on both tripadvisor and visitennis.com.