Dun na Manach

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

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 2½ km southeast of Dun na Manach.

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 north of Dun na Manach.

Knappogue Castle

Historic building

Photo: sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knappogue Castle is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It has been restored and is open to guided tours. Knappogue Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of Dun na Manach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quin and Spancill Hill.

Quin

Village

Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

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 6 km north of Dun na Manach.

Newmarket on Fergus

Town

Photo: Axik66, Public domain.

Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It is 13 km from Ennis, 8 km from Shannon Airport, and 24 km from Limerick. Newmarket on Fergus is situated 7 km south of Dun na Manach.

Dun na Manach

Type: Residential area
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.81761° or 52° 49′ 3″ north

Longitude

-8.86671° or 8° 52′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C4HR49M+28

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1482372383

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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Highlights include St. Fineen’s Parochial Hall and Saint Mary’s Quin Church.

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