Wrecks and historic events in County Clare
The Discover Alone map has 12 wrecks and historic events in County Clare, Ireland. Below are the 12 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Pan Am Flight 1-10aviation accidentThirty people died when the Clipper Empress of the Skies struck a stone fence short of Shannon runway in April 1948…
Battle of Lough RaskabattleTwo armies of nine thousand men each collided near Corcomroe Abbey in 1317, splitting the O'Brien kindred into rival…
Battle of TullyodeaBattlefieldMud, muscle and marrow still tangle beneath the grass of Tullyodea in County Clare. The land remembers the weight of…- Rineen AmbushambushBritish fury turned Rineen into ash within hours, killing five civilians and burning sixteen homes because six officers…
- 1961 President Airlines Douglas DC-6 crashaviation accidentOn the night of September 10, 1961, the Theodore Roosevelt left Shannon with eighty-three souls aboard, only to plunge…
- Battle of Dysert O Dea 1318BattlefieldDysert O Dea in County Clare became a battlefield in 1318, though the exact factions and outcome have faded from local…
- Battle of Bunratty 1310BattlefieldOn 20 May 1311, rival Uí Bhrian factions and their Anglo-Norman allies clashed on the southern slopes beside Bunratty…
- Pan Am Clipper Panamaaviation accidentPan Am Clipper Panama is an aviation accident in County Clare, Ireland. Perhaps the clipper cut through summer clouds…
- Burial in Abbey WestBurialAbbey West holds a ghost story rather than a grave. People claimed Battle of Corcomroe victims lay buried thirty metres…
- TWA Flight 6963aviation accidentTWA Flight 6963 is an aviation accident in County Clare, Ireland. Perhaps the plane cut through winter dark when most…
- Battle of CorcomroeBattlefieldCorcomroe is a lost battlefield in County Clare, Ireland. It is not a famous name, but it is a real wound in the…
- Battle of BunrattyBattlefieldBunratty in County Clare became a battlefield in 1311. The date and place are clear even when the human details have…