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Burren Ireland Information - finding Caherconnell Stone Fort
From Limerick/Shannon: 1 hr drive
From Limerick /Shannon take the Galway/Ennis Road to Ennis
- About ½ hrs drive. At Ennis take a left at the Maid Of Erin for Corofin. Drive for about 2 miles and take a right for Corofin, which is about 10 miles from this T junction. Continue on through Corofin for about 5 miles until you come to Lemenagh Castle and take a right at the castle for the R480 road for Ballyvaughan. Continue on this road for about 4 miles Caherconnell Stone Fort & Visitor Centre, is on the left.
From Galway: 1 hr drive
Take the Limerick road from Galway. Continue from
Galway and pass the following small towns
Oranmore, Clarinbridge and the take a right at
Kilcolgin for Kinvarra 7 miles approx. Drive
through Kinvarra towards Ballyvaughan on the
coast road, which is about 12 miles away. At
Ballyvaughan take a left for the Lisdoonvarna
road. About 1 mile outside Ballyvaughan on
the Lisdoonvarna road take a left on the r480
road towards Corofin and the Ailwee Caves.
Drive straight on this road for about 6 miles -
you will pass Poulnabrone Dolmen on the left.
After about ½ mile you reach Caherconnell Stone Fort & Visitor
Centre it's on the right.
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