- Burren’s Lunar Landscape: The Burren, a karst region in Clare, features limestone pavements resembling a moonscape, with rare plants growing in rock crevices.
- Cliffs of Moher’s Harry Potter Link: The Cliffs of Moher served as a filming location for movies like the Princess Bride and the Horcrux cave scenes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- Aillwee Cave’s Bear Bones: Aillwee Cave contains remains of brown bears, extinct in Ireland for over 10,000 years, discovered during its exploration in 1944.
- Doolin’s Surfing Cow: In 2012, a cow named Daisy from Doolin was photographed “surfing” after being swept into the sea and riding a wave back to shore.
- Poulnabrone Dolmen: Poulnabrone Dolmen, a 5,800-year-old portal tomb in the Burren, held the remains of 33 people when excavated.
- Bunratty Castle’s Haunted Room: Bunratty Castle’s Red Room is reputedly haunted by a ghostly woman who appears to guests staying overnight.
- Loop Head’s WWII Marker: Loop Head Lighthouse has a concrete “ÉIRE” sign from World War II, used to signal neutrality to passing aircraft.
- Father Ted’s Craggy Island: The house used as the parochial house in the TV show Father Ted is located near Kilnaboy, attracting fans for photos.
- Lahinch’s Golfing Goat: Lahinch Golf Club once had a goat named Billy as a caddy, believed to bring luck to players in the 1930s.
- Knappogue Castle’s Wine: Knappogue Castle produces its own single-malt whiskey, named after the castle, using traditional methods since the 1990s.
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County Clare:
Ireland’s county Clare is renowned for its dramatic cliffs and traditional heritage, with the Cliffs of Moher offering breathtaking views over the Atlantic. The Burren’s unique limestone landscape provides hiking and rare flora, while Bunratty Castle offers medieval history with its restored interiors. Check out the traditional music scene in Doolin and the county’s coastal beaches. Clare is Ireland’s eighth largest county by size (3,188 square km) and 19th largest by population (127,938). Population peaked at 286,394 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 73,597 in 1966. In terms of hospitality, Clare is Ireland’s sixth most visited tourist county with around 485,000 international visitors per year.
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