Bunratty Holiday Homes Clare
The historic village of Bunratty in County Clare is on the main road between Limerick City and Ennis. It is just 13kms from Limerick, 8kms from Shannon Airport and 25km from Ennis.
The renowned 15th century Bunratty Castle and 19th century Bunratty Folk Park have put this charming village firmly on the world heritage map. Bunratty Castle is the pride of more than 100 castles built by the McNamara chieftains in 15th century Clare.
The castle commands a ford and anchorage on the Bunratty River. Restored to its former glory, it offers daytime tours to tell of its history and night-time mediaeval banquets to show how things were in days of yore.
Beside the castle is the Bunratty Folk Park, a marvellous theme park of reconstructed dwellings and places of business, illustrating 19th century Irish life from grand manor house to peasant dwelling and from farm activities to cobble-stone village street.
Traditional Irish Music Nights operate nightly in the great barn in Bunratty Folk Park.
The village offers excellent shopping including including Meadows & Byrnes, The Blarney Woollen Mills and The Bunratty Folk Park Speciality Stores.
Bunratty also boasts some excellent restaurants including Gallaghers Seafood Restaurant, the loft at Durty Nellys, the Bunratty Manor, The Creamery, Kathleens Irish Pub and JP Clarke’s.
Within a days trip of Bunratty village you can visit the famous Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, Galway City and the beautiful lakes of Killarney. Co. Clare also boasts some of the worlds renowned Golf Courses namely Doonbeg, Lahinch and Dromoland golf courses.
