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Why this person is known: Roman Catholic Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa (1810-1865)
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Yankiv121, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- C O'Flanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cahircalla HouseCountry house · 270 ydExplorer Tom Cahircalla House was a country house in 1810 but now it’s a hospital, so the grandeur is fighting with the paperwork. Go now, before it gets famous.
Old BarracksGates/railings/walls · 1023 ydExplorer Tom Old Barracks in Clonroad Beg, County Clare is just walls and bastions from the 1880s. It’s got pistol loops that probably scare off more pigeons than soldiers. Perfect spot to practise your best tour-guide voice.
Enclosure in ShanvoghEnclosure · 1578 ydExplorer Tom Shanvogh’s enclosure slopes down to the Claureen River; it was hachured on maps but isn’t visible at ground level anymore today.
CastleCastle, tower house · 1667 ydExplorer Tom Castle in Clonroad Beg was known as 'The Inche' back in the day, which sounds like a bad pun. The earl of Thomond owned it, so he probably just used it to store his fancy hats. Perfect place to be dramatically windswept without trying too hard.
Post Office FieldNature reserve · 1748 ydExplorer Tom Post Office Field is a nature reserve in County Clare, where local flora might be growing wild near the old postbox location.
O'Connell ColumnMonument · 1.1 miExplorer Tom The O'Connell Column in Ennis is a tall monument, standing right there to remind us of a very important man.
Clare MuseumMuseum · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Clare Museum is a time capsule of history, with exhibits that bring the past to life in Ennis, County Clare.
Rockmount WoodWood · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Rockmount Wood in County Clare sounds like it has a solid foundation, with rocks providing interesting textures to walk on.
Alice and Gwendoline CaveMuseum · 1.1 miExplorer Tom Alice and Gwendoline Cave, listed as a museum, suggests these names have a storied history for visitors.
Ennis AbbeyMuseum · 1.2 miExplorer Tom Ennis Abbey is a museum of history, where the stories of the past are preserved in the walls of this ancient site in County Clare.
Poul na gollorCave · 1.5 miExplorer Tom Poul na gollor is a recorded cave in County Clare, inviting you to wonder what lies beneath the picturesque region's surface today.
Clare CastleCastle · 2.0 miExplorer Tom Clare Castle stands on the east side of the River Fergus, where it widens into its estuary, defining the town's name.
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