Dorp · Co. Clare
Carrigaholt is a small fishing village in County Clare at the mouth of the Moyarta, featuring a ruined castle and active pier on the Loop Head peninsula’s estuary side.
Carraig an Chabhaltaigh, or “rock of the fleet,” names this small fishing village in County Clare. It holds a castle and a Catholic parish under the same name. Until 1956, the area was officially part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community. The village sits on the estuary side of the Loop Head peninsula. It acts as the working counterpart to the headland’s lighthouse. Here you find the boats, the pier, and the castle perched on the rock.
The village sits at the mouth of the Moyarta river. This water flows into the River Shannon estuary. It is about 15 km from the tip of the Loop Head peninsula and roughly 10 km from Kilkee, a resort town on the peninsula’s north coast. A ruined castle stands guard over the Shannon mouth and the local fishing pier. The castle is the village’s main landmark. The rock, the ruin, the pier, and the estuary behind them define the view.
Fishing continues in Carrigaholt. A small number of boats deliver their catches to a local processing company. The village also serves as the local centre for the farming community. Tourism has brought recent benefits, mainly from residents of the surrounding area. The estuary light, the castle walk, and the pier are the usual activities. The village works best in the evening. That is when the boats are in and the light hits the water.
Carrigaholt is on the estuary side of the Loop Head peninsula. It is about 15 km from the headland’s tip and 10 km from Kilkee. The castle and the pier are in the village. The estuary walk is short. The light on the water is best in the evening.
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Carrigaholt puts the castle, the pier and the estuary light all within a walk — the boats are the point.
Bekijk de actuele beschikbaarheid voor je data. Beschikbaarheid en prijzen komen van de aanbieder, niet van ons.
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