County Clare: See
River Shannon, Ireland's longest river, forms the south and east boundary of County Clare. Heading upriver:
- Scattery Island in the Atlantic Shannon has a lighthouse, tower and ruined monastery. Boat trips sail from Kilrush.
- Bottlenose dolphins: there's a resident pod of some two dozen in the estuary off Kilrush.
- Killaloe has a medieval cathedral and church.
- Further upstream, Lough Derg separates County Clare and County Tipperary.
Loop Head is the windy peninsula north of the meeting of Shannon and Atlantic, with storm-bashed cliffs and puffins. Reach it via Kilkee.
Cliffs of Moher near Doolin village on the wild Atlantic coast.
Craggaunowen is the recreation of a Bronze Age village, while Ennis is ringed by ruined abbeys.
Caves: there are show caves at Doolin and at Ailwee south of Ballyvaughan. There are many more for properly trained and equipped cavers to explore.
The Burren is a limestone upland region with many prehistoric sites, such as Caherconnell Stone Fort.