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Pro
Close to Shannon Airport, Historical sites, Custy's Music Shop
Con
It's on the sleepy borring town
In a nutshell
Good base for exporing South West Coast of Ireland
sourbugger Says: The museum is FREE! It's well presented but quite wordy. Downstairs its pretty much what you would expect with artefacts and information covering geology, ancient buildings, medieval ennis, independence and so on.Upstairs however they have created something a little...
sourbugger Says: Whilst not especially remarkable the cathedral is a good example of solid Victorian ecclesiastical edifice erection. It has one particukar feature that is important in combatting the stress and strain of the various bolts and arrows of irish life - a roof. OK, so it didn't...
sourbugger Says: Ireland is not short of monuments to Daniel O'connell, including Dublin's main street. Ennis' version is quite impressive and the scene of many political rallies.Daniel (or 'the Liberator') led the fight for Catholic emancipation during the 19th century. His 'monster'...
mvtouring Says: in Harmony row opposite the Rowan Tree hostal you will find this interesting sculpture, thanks to Paul (PFSMalo), I can now tell you that it is called Trinity and is by Diarmuld and Marcel Twohigh.It is in limestone and was completed in 1998. It represents 3 interlapping...
pfsmalo Says: Although the Ennis friary is in most a ruin though well renovated in parts, it was once a large complex housing over 300 Franciscan friars and 600 students. Established around 1240 on land given by the O'Brien family and much supported by them and the McNamaras during 3...
pfsmalo Says: I've only seen a few, but according to the bumpf from the Tourist Office there are 67 pieces of permanent sculpture in Ennis. The first one is called Trinity on Harmony Row close to Club bridge. When I was researching Ennis on VT I came across the picture of "mvtouring"...
marcelatimmins Says: Be prepared to be blown away by the magnificent arquitecture of Dromoland Castle, a fairly 'new' construction in Ireland with unbelievable gardens.Take time for a coffee at the local restaurant (a bit pricy), enjoy!It is also a hotel starting aroun 165 euros and up. Its...
1 Review and 518 Opinions Once again, we did not stay here, saw it when we visited the Cathedral so just popped in to see what...
2 Reviews and 290 Opinions I did not stay here, but friends of mine did and they told me that it was probably the best hotel to...
Brogan's: Good Food in the front, Great Music in the Back
marca Says: This is where we had our 1st Irish dinner! Even after going to numerous Irish pubs(including Doolin)during our 10 day vacation, this is where the best music was. The musicians changed every few songs as locals came and went. When the musicians took to long to decide which...
Woody's: A pint and a chat at Woodys
scubaphoto Says: This place is one of the newer bar in town less than a year old although there was a bar here before it the new owner Ronan Woods (hence the name Woodies) had tried to change the image and profile of the bar and its clients to make it more appealing to customers. A good...
scubaphoto Says: If you enjoy dancing till late then this is the place for you. For all you smokers there is a large outside smoking area for you and for the rest of us to escape the heat of inside. This palce is usually packed and attracts the 16 (better say 18) to 30 year olds on weekend...
sourbugger Says: Ennis is on the national rail network with a connection from Limerick having been in place since the 1980's (which only ran on thursdays) after a break of 20 years or so when County Clare became a county with no active railway lines !Nowadays it is part of the newly opened...
Taxi from Shannon Airport to Ennis: Good Times
LolaSanFrancisco Says: We flew into Shannon Airport and jumped into a cab. With me in the front seat where normally I would be driving and Palie in the back seat looking freaked out, tired and trying not to back-seat drive. We took off down the pretty road with funky turn-arounds and lots of...
Giftvenue: Gift Shopping in Ennis
shoppersavvy Says: Giftvenue is a unique experience offering "shop in shop" showrooms for Irelands most famous gift brands such as Waterford Crystal, Belleek, Newbridge Silverware, Genesis fine arts and more. Definitely the place for buying gifts and with world-wide delivery, tax free...
Custy's Music Shop: Stocking up on Traditional Instruments in Ennis
avanutria Says: Custy's is a cozy little music shop just off the main thoroughfare in Ennis. If you're a lover of traditional Irish music, you have to check it out. They sell lots of CDs as well as instruments and instrument accessories. If you're a whistle player like me, you'll have a...
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I don’t drink beer, and in Ireland that is just crazy-talk! I like me some whisky and coke. Gal-Pal Palie only drinks champagne and good wine. There would be tears, sacrifices and maxing out Palie’s credit card.
First off the bartenders use this evil little contraption to pour the whisky. And it’s so very small, not big American snake bite sizes, but tiny over taxed pours. The cokes used are not on tap but tiny pretend size bottles. So in order to have a proper drink it was always a double. So two “shots” and a itty-bitty coke made one very lovely drink. However it came to $12.00!
Palie was in worse shape as the only drink that would pass her lips was this awful ***- wine from Johannesburg South Africa. I just have one word for you: Twist off. Cringe.
I spent every available euro I had in some wonderful pubs, and once in Belfast I had one of the swankiest club nights ever.
It was well worth forgoing trinkets and food to drink and drink and drink and drink… and…
Written Jun 17, 2004
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Not so much as a trap but just a warning if on a budget. Because Ennis town is so compact there is no need to use a taxi for travel between areas of town. Ireland is expensive enough without spending your money on taxi's.
Written Nov 17, 2004
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Luggage and bags: Less is better
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: It's always good to have a light rain coat when travelling in Ireland no matter what time of year.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Everthing can be purchased in the large shopping stores and chemists.
Photo Equipment: Digital printing available in the town and film sold almost everywhere. Pro flim eg. Slide, or large format is better brought with you as it can be expensive to buy and the development times run in weeks rather than days as it has to be sent to Dublin for processing.
Miscellaneous: No need to buy a map of the town they are available free at train/bus stations and tourist offices.
Written Nov 17, 2004
sourbugger Says: Muhammad Ali is sometimes cited as the birthplace of the Cassis Clay's great great granddaddy ! I'm not too sure if the evidence is very sound...but it is at least possible.Much more certain is the fact that the unflappable des lynam came from this little town, before his...
mvtouring Says: A must visit if you are in this area is the Cliffs of Moher which are about 30 miles northwest of Ennis. Quite easy to get there, from downtown you can take Cusack road to N85 then R478 to the cliffs.
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No visit to Ireland would be complete without witnessing a game of hurling, hard to describe it here but it is said to be the fastest field sport in the world. 15 players with sticks in their hands trying to put a hard tennis ball size "sliotar" into the net or over the bar.
Not too be missed. The season generally runs from Spring to September each year with games played on the weekend usually Sundays in GAA grounds around the country. The local ground in Ennis is called Cusack Park. Tickets and usually available on match day and unless it is a major game you should have no problem getting one. Cost (depending on game €5-20)
Equipment: A calm composure, as you try to follow the speed of game and try to drown out the expletives been hurled at the players, manager and referee by the crowd. But it is always good natured and unlike most big sports rival supports are not segregated as there is never any trouble between fans. That happens on the field.
You could easily have 40,000+ fans at a stadium and all will be good natured, family friendly.
For any of your budget travellers here a tip! If you wait until half time they will usually open the main gates and you can watch the rest of the second half for free!!
Written Nov 29, 2004
Address: Cusack Park Ennis.
Website: www.gaa.ie
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