Carrig House
Liscannor
Co Clare
Tel/Fax: 353-65-7081260
e-mail: info@carrig-house.com

This enourmous house is custom built for guest accommodation, and is central to touring in the west of Ireland

 Getting to Liscannor is very easy. Shannon airport is only 45 minutes by car. Bus Eireann operate local buses daily all year round and Express Buses operate daily during high season arriving from all parts of Ireland.
Ask Maurice about the history of the area!
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Contact us/Make Enquiry		 Directions From Galway
Take the N18 out of Galway, and turn right in the village of Kilcolgan on to the N67. Stay on the N67 as far as Ballyvaughan.
Continue on the N67 until you get to Lisdoonvarna town. Drive right through the town turning right at the bottom of the hill. At the next crossroads drive straight through, taking the R478. This road will bring you to Liscannor. Carrig House is signposted on your right
Watch out for a Gas/Petrol Station (Top)
You will see a Church - turn right into Castle St., and drive past the church and school.		 County Clare, Ireland

· All Bedrooms En Suite.
Ground Floor Bedrooms.
Tea/Coffee in all Bedrooms
Extensive Breakfast Menu
T.V. Lounge
Garden for Guests Use
Private Car Park

Liscannor

The ruin of the O'Brien Castle is a tall column near Brigid's Well and is dedicated to Comelius O'Brien, the landlord much maligned in the areas folklore. It was built in October of 1853. The Relievers Well was built by Cornelius O'Brien as a source of water for a family known as the Relievers because they provided relief work for starving people during the Great Hunger.

As you approach Liscannor watch out for the castle - the photograph on the left was taken from one of the bedrooms of Carrig House!!		 Directions Limerick, Shannon and Ennis.
In Limerick follow the signs for Shannon airport or Ennis. Take the N18 from Limerick to Ennis. Take the N85 from Ennis to Ennistymon via Inagh. At Ennistymon turn left and stay on the N85 traveling to Lahinch. At Lahinch turn right onto the R478 and stay on this road to Liscannor. Carrig House is signposted on your left.
John Philip Holland, the inventor of the submarine, was born in 1841 in a house in Castle Street in Liscannor. As you drive towards Carrig House, you will drive past this house !!
  The photo on the right was taken across the bay from Lahinch. Note Carrig House, distinctive with its two tall chimneys, next to the O'Brien Castle.

There are stunning views from each of the bedrooms, whether looking toward the sandy beaches at Lahinch, or the rugged coastline of Ireland's western seaboard, where the Cliffs of Moher plunge 200 meters into the sea, and stretches for five miles.