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Craggaunowen

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Celtic History in Quin - The Celts in Ireland - Craggaunowen The Living Past - Co. Clare
Craggaunowen - the Living Past is Ireland�s original, award winning, prehistoric park. Situated on 50 acres of wooded grounds, the park interprets Ireland�s pre-historic and early Christian eras. Visitors can for example see a replica of a Crannog (Lake Dwelling), Ring Fort, an Iron Age Roadway and ...
gardensireland.com

Craggaunowen, Nr Quin, Clare, Ireland - Irish Historic and Tourist Sites - 1 2 Travel Ireland Regional Information Guide
Interpreting Ireland’s prehistoric times, Craggaunowen has an award-winning example of a Crannog – a Celtic homestead, constructed of wattles, reeds and mud. Built onto a lake isle and ringed by a spiked fence to protect it from raiders, these Crannogs were how people lived in Ireland so...
12travel.co.uk

Craggaunowen - WIP - by Sprogger McSprog
They were common from the 5th to 12th centuries, but may have been used from the early Bronze age and some were still in use up to the 17th century. They were built primarily for the security they offered and also for the easy access to fish. Houses were built in them and animals were kept on the is...
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Craggaunowen The Living Past,Heritage Centres in Clare. Find all Clare Travel and Tourist information in Ireland
Visitors to Craggaunownen will encounter the past being brought dramatically to life. Walking into the wattle and daub houses on the Crannog, an artificial lake island, you will experience life during the Bronze Age. You may be met by Caomhan the Celt as he endeavours to protect his lake swelling an...
goireland.com

Accommodation in Clare Ireland-Map of Clare County
The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland's top attractions so a visit here is a must! The cliffs rise up to 214 meters above the Atlantic Ocean and are 8km long. From the cliffs you can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, Loop Head to the south and the Twelve ...
clare.goireland.com

News Releases 2006 - Shannon Development
While walking around the park visitors can experience how the Celts lived, fought, farmed, and hunted. Visitors will see the resident wild boar, the Iron Age Roadway and Ring fort. The Celts were renowned seafarers, St. Brendan the Navigator built a leather hulled boat and set sail in search of Hy-B...
shannon-dev.ie

Shannon Heritage
The route is clearly sign posted at several junctions on the main N18 Limerick-Galway route, off the R462 from Cratloe, and the R4...
shannonheritage.com

destinations-uk.com
The Burren Centre at Kilfenora tells about the national park�s flora, fauna, and geology in exhibitions and an AV film theatre. Kilfenora�s cathedral was constructed c1190. Of note are the east window, two effigies of bishops, and a high cross. The nave is roofed and used for church services. Near t...
destinations-uk.com






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