O’Brien’s Castle

O’Brien’s Castle is a castle in County Clare, Munster. O’Brien’s Castle is situated near the lake O’Brien’s Little Lough, as well as near O’Briens Big Lough.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Inchicronan Priory.

Inchicronan Priory

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inchicronan Priory (Irish: Prióireacht Inse Chrónáin is an early monastic site in County Clare, Ireland. It is on Inchicronan in Inchicronan Lough. The abbey was possibly founded in the 6th century by patron St Cronan of Tuamgraney Crusheen. Inchicronan Priory is situated 3 km northwest of O’Brien’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spancill Hill and Crusheen.

Spancill Hill

Locality

Photo: Blight55, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Spancill Hill or Spancilhill is a hill and adjacent dispersed settlement in County Clare, Ireland. The historic hamlet of Spancilhill was by the fair green, which is still the site of the Spancill Hill Fair, which occurs annually on 23 June. Spancill Hill is situated 3½ km southwest of O’Brien’s Castle.

Crusheen

Village

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Crusheen is a small village in County Clare, Ireland, in the civil parish of Crusheen. Crusheen is situated 4½ km north of O’Brien’s Castle.

Barefield

Village

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Barefield or Gortlumman is a village and townland in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the R458 road, with the M18 national primary road between Ennis and Gort skirting it. Barefield is situated 5 km west of O’Brien’s Castle.

O’Brien’s Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.8973° or 52° 53′ 50″ north

Longitude

-8.87962° or 8° 52′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C4HV4WC+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2284095034

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: O’Brien’s Little Lough and O’Briens Big Lough.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Old School and Ballyogan.

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