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Directions

Travelling by car

For those travelling from Dublin, use either the Galway road, M4/M6, exiting at Loughrea and taking the road to Gort, where you turn left in the square and then right to Corofin, and in Corofin turn right for Kilfenora. Journey time 3-4 hours. It is also possible to drive to Gort via the M18.

Another slightly more scenic route is to turn onto the N67 at Galway, and follow the route described below from Galway.

Alternatively leave Dublin via the Limerick road (M7) and then bypass Limerick on the N18 via the Shannon tunnel, exiting at Ennis, turning left off the ring road onto the N85 to Ennistymon and right onto the R476 for Kilfenora via Corofin.

Travelling from Cork, take the Limerick road, then towards Ennis via the tunnel and on to Kilfenora as just described. Journey time is approximately 2.5 hours.

From Galway, take the Limerick road, then at Kilcolgan turn right for Kinvara. After Kinvara turn left for Corofin, driving through the Burren. When you reach the T junction after Carron village, turn left, then right at the R476 (by Lemeanah Castle) for Kilfenora. Journey time approx. 1-1.5 hours.

You can plan your route on the AA Roadwatch website.

By train or bus

Kilfenora can be reached by public transport from Dublin and other cities and from Ireland’s airports. The Bus Eireann 333 bus connects from hubs at Ennis (train and bus station) and Ennistymon (reached from Galway with the 350 bus). In summer months the free Burren Explorer bus service connects Kilfenora to other North Clare villages, to the Burren National Park walking trails, and to local visitor attractions including the Cliffs of Moher. See www.irishrail.ie and www.buseireann.ie for the latest timetables and prices, and use the TFI Planner to plan your journeys and excursions – the TFI Live phone app can be downloaded here.

Taxi

Taxis cost approximately €80 per car of 5 from Shannon, or €50 from Ennis.

Journey time is about 50 minutes from Shannon, and 30 minutes from Ennis. Pre-booking will ensure the best rate. Please note: Charging per head is illegal in Ireland. Be sure your taxi driver has identification and is fully licensed.

For those travelling from abroad

By Air

There are flights to Shannon Airport, and then you can take a bus to Ennis, and then a taxi or the occasional bus to Kilfenora (see bus details above), or take a taxi direct from Shannon (see taxi details above).

For up-to-date flight information from Shannon Airport. Shannon Airport is approximately 45 minutes to Kilfenora by car.

By Ferry

Finally there are ferries from England, Scotland and Brittany in France to ports at Dublin, Cork, Rosslare and in and around Belfast.