Maigh Dara

Maigh Dara is a residential area in County Clare, Munster. Maigh Dara is situated nearby to the village Quin, as well as near the community center St. Fineen’s Parochial Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballymarkahan Castle and Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb.

Ballymarkahan Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. Ballymarkahan Castle is situated 3 km southeast of Maigh Dara.

Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb

Archaeological site

Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland. Ballyhickey Wedge Tomb is situated 2 km northeast of Maigh Dara.

Ballyhannon Castle

Castle

Photo: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballyhannon Castle is a medieval Irish castle dating back to the 15th century, located near the village of Quin in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland. Ballyhannon Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Maigh Dara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quin and Spancill Hill.

Quin

Village

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Quin is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name.

Spancill Hill

Locality

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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 6 km north of Maigh Dara.