AD, Nicholas O’Grady, Abbot of . of Abbot O’Grady, Nicholas AD, other sectors such as the Steamboat Industry. Steamboat the as such sectors other

members of the O’Grady family including in 1485 1485 in including family O’Grady the of members Scariff as a Market Town as well as supporting supporting as well as Town Market a as Scariff

millstone intended for the mill in Scariff. in mill the for intended millstone

Tuamgraney in the Annals record the deaths of of deaths the record Annals the in Tuamgraney This navigational infrastructure helped develop develop helped infrastructure navigational This

large circular memorial stone is an unused unused an is stone memorial circular large

St Cronan’s Church. Several of the entries on on entries the of Several Church. Cronan’s St banks and make quays at Tuamgraney and Scariff. Scariff. and Tuamgraney at quays make and banks

Clare have been planted in their memory. The The memory. their in planted been have Clare

of the area at that time, to afford protection to to protection afford to time, that at area the of Union Workhouse to dredge the river, build up up build river, the dredge to Workhouse Union

trees representing the indigenous trees of County County of trees indigenous the representing trees

the O’Grady clan, the principal ruling family family ruling principal the clan, O’Grady the hundred men were employed from the Scariff Scariff the from employed were men hundred

unceremoniously interred here. 18 varieties of of varieties 18 here. interred unceremoniously

Scariff Harbour Scariff side to form form to side adjacent to St. Cronan’s Church. It was built by by built was It Church. Cronan’s St. to adjacent . In July 1842 one one 1842 July In .

is estimated that 7,000 Famine victims were were victims Famine 7,000 that estimated is

Tuamgraney Castle Tuamgraney using the island near the town by closing one one closing by town the near island the using Century tower house house tower Century 15 a is 6

th

purchased the site as a burial ground and it it and ground burial a as site the purchased

Shannon Navigation was extended along the river river the along extended was Navigation Shannon 3

historian, author and nationalist. and author historian, as the Casaoireach. The Poor Law Guardians Guardians Law Poor The Casaoireach. the as

the late Dr Edward MacLysaght, a genealogist, genealogist, a MacLysaght, Edward Dr late the Tower has survived mostly undamaged. mostly survived has Tower by East Clare Heritage on a one acre site known known site acre one a on Heritage Clare East by

Cause”. The park also includes a memorial to to memorial a includes also park The Cause”. back a short distance to the workhouse. The Water Water The workhouse. the to distance short a back Famine Memorial Park Memorial Famine was opened in 1997 1997 in opened was The 10

1921 contributed so much to the Irish Republican Republican Irish the to much so contributed 1921 pumped via a large pipe using the force of gravity gravity of force the using pipe large a via pumped

been partially restored and is accessible to visitors. to accessible is and restored partially been

who by their valour and sacrifi ces from 1916 to to 1916 from ces sacrifi and valour their by who top of the tower to collect water. The water was then then was water The water. collect to tower the of top

lime was also used in building. This structure has has structure This building. in used also was lime

Army and the members of Cumann na mBan mBan na Cumann of members the and Army roof parapet. Large water tanks were located at the the at located were tanks water Large parapet. roof

East Clare. In addition to its use as a fertilizer, fertilizer, a as use its to addition In Clare. East

of the East Clare Brigade of the Irish Republican Republican Irish the of Brigade Clare East the of a six-storey stone built structure with a battlemented battlemented a with structure built stone six-storey a

lime for Raheen Estate and the local farmers of of farmers local the and Estate Raheen for lime

Water Tower Water inscription: “Erected as a tribute to the Patriotism Patriotism the to tribute a as “Erected inscription: was built in 1851. It is is It 1851. in built was the Workhouse,

Industries. It was built circa 1911 to provide grow grow provide to 1911 circa built was It Industries.

Calvary Group”. A bronze plaque has the following following the has plaque bronze A Group”. Calvary Due to sanitation needs at the Scariff Union Union Scariff the at needs sanitation to Due 2

lime kiln lime was part of Raheen Rural Rural Raheen of part was The 9

independence. The focal point of the park is “The “The is park the of point focal The independence.

with designs by local children using recycled copper. recycled using children local by designs with

April to September. to April and and ’s Ireland’s for fought who Clare East of women

a local artist. The Town Clock sits on a pole, adorned adorned pole, a on sits Clock Town The artist. local a

architecture. The church is open to visitors from from visitors to open is church The architecture. 1952 as a Garden of Remembrance to the men men the to Remembrance of Garden a as 1952

sundial with a mosaic-covered pedestal, decorated by by decorated pedestal, mosaic-covered a with sundial

East Clare Memorial Park Memorial Clare East considered a marvel of early Christian church church Christian early of marvel a considered was opened in in opened was The 5

days and market days. Outside the Market House is a a is House Market the Outside days. market and days

long-disappeared round tower. The doorway is is doorway The tower. round long-disappeared

headquarters by the Black and Tans. and Black the by headquarters had a capacity of 3 tons and was used mainly on fair fair on mainly used was and tons 3 of capacity a had

is recorded as having repaired the church and and church the repaired having as recorded is

down by the IRA. This was to prevent its use as a a as use its prevent to was This IRA. the by down the buyer an accurate and impartial measurement. It It measurement. impartial and accurate an buyer the

Brian Ború, High King of Ireland 1002–1014 1002–1014 Ireland of King High Ború, Brian

Scariff Union Workhouse Union Scariff of the the of traded by weight, these machines gave the seller and and seller the gave machines these weight, by traded was burned burned was

the oldest church in continuous use in Ireland. Ireland. in use continuous in church oldest the

the War of Independence, the main building building main the Independence, of War the local authority. As livestock and most goods were were goods most and livestock As authority. local

St. Cronan’s Church Church Cronan’s St. has the distinction of being being of distinction the has 8

area near the Scariff River. In June 1921 during during 1921 June In River. Scariff the near area of market towns and were usually operated by the the by operated usually were and towns market of

17 different buildings stretching down as far as an an as far as down stretching buildings different 17 prestigious USA Hall of Fame in 1986. in Fame of Hall USA prestigious These weighing machines were a common feature feature common a were machines weighing These

weighing machine/weighbridge weighing grew to 4,121 inmates. People were housed across across housed were People inmates. 4,121 to grew titles and was the fi rst Irish member of the the of member Irish rst fi the was and titles 1890s working working 1890s . .

However due to the Famine, by 1851, the numbers numbers the 1851, by Famine, the to due However with a collection of All-Ireland, USA and World World and USA All-Ireland, of collection a with public Monday to Friday and a main feature is the the is feature main a and Friday to Monday public

one of his standard plans to accommodate 600. 600. accommodate to plans standard his of one supreme exponent of the game across the world world the across game the of exponent supreme community groups. The Market House is open to the the to open is House Market The groups. community

at a cost of £7,450. The building was based on on based was building The £7,450. of cost a at One of its former clubmen, Pat Kirby, was a a was Kirby, Pat clubmen, former its of One is used as a Tourist Offi ce and a meeting place for for place meeting a and ce Offi Tourist a as used is

Tuamgraney Handball Club Handball Tuamgraney Architect George Wilkinson, opened in May 1842 1842 May in opened Wilkinson, George Architect founded in 1911. 1911. in founded refl ect its importance as a Market Town. Now, it it Now, Town. Market a as importance its ect refl

Scariff Union Workhouse Union Scariff Scariff Market House Market Scariff The castle shares its ground with the the with ground its shares castle The by designed , The was built in the 1890s to to 1890s the in built was 7 4 1

10 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

S c a r i / Welcome Visitor Information Tuamgraney USEFUL NUMBERS Scariff and Tuamgraney are regarded Scariff Medical Centre Scariff Tourist Of ce Built Heritage Walking Trail 061–921123 061–922724 as the historic and economic heart of Open Monday to Friday: Pharmacy May to Sept 10am–5pm; East Clare, strategically located between 061–921028 Oct to April 11am–3pm Emergency Services the River Shannon and Slieve Aughty St. Cronan’s Church (Police, Ambulance, Fire) Open April to September Mountains. They have a rich and 999 or 112 interesting built heritage just waiting to KEY EVENTS St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 17th March be explored. Today the area continues Scariff Harbour Festival, August Bank Holiday Weekend to build on its location on the shores of SCARIFF HARBOUR . Scariff is a charming market Scariff Harbour is a secluded and sheltered town and Tuamgraney is an award- Portumna harbour with berthing winning village with both having an for some 30 craft and has a modern service g abundance of shops, pubs, restaurants r block with toilets and e 8km Route to D

showers, a pump-out h

and amenities. g Whitegate u

station and power/water o Mountshannon L SCARIFF outlets. Smartcards for / Dromineer Holy Island access to these facilities TUAMGRANEY can be purchased at the Waterways Ireland offi ces

Ballina M7 and at the Tourist Offi ce Killaloe

in Scariff Town Centre. The harbour is a dedicated trail head for the Lough Derg Blueway. Smaller craft may be launched from the canoe step on the fl oating pontoons.

Created by Scari Community Council. Funded by the Heritage Council and supported by the Waterways Ireland Heritage Plan 2016-2020 Scariff RC Church 300m 8km Route to Scariff GAA Ground 200m Mountshannon L4016 L4018 Flagmount 14km Mountshannon Gort 34km Fire Clare Marts Station Livestock Auctions

R352 Market Square Inis Cealtra / Town Centre: 1 Holy Island 8km Mountshannon 8km er Library Portumna 36km iv Tourist R & Council Derg Isle f Of ce if Area Of ces Activity car East Clare Riverside S Ambulance Centre 1km Park Community Station Garden & 2 Co-op Scariff Union Workhouse Water Tower (Ruins) Scariff Irish Seed Portumna Savers 3.5km

R461 Terryglass 9km Gort 33km g r e

D

S c h Garda a

g r 8km Route to Whitegate u (Police) i f

Mountshannon o f R L i ver SCARIFF Mountshannon Inis Cealtra/ Dromineer TUAMGRANEY Holy Island Portroe Nenagh Item of note to see 3 Information Information panel Ballina M7 Scariff Union Scariff Scariff Bus Stop Killaloe Workhouse Harbour Harbour Accommodation (Ruins) 4 Services Block Self Catering Birdhill Café Dining Waterways Ireland Pub East Clare Of ce Picnic area Adult Education Store Centre Supermarket Scariff Butcher Community Gift Shop College Chemist Florist Barber Beauty Salon Fishing Tackle Shop Playground Cycling Fishing Walking Trail Guided Boat Trips Doctor / Medical Centre Edna Reddan’s Quay Dentist f O’Brien carif Riv Vet S er Plaque Fuel Dr. Tommy Daly ATM Plaque Bank Lough Derg River Shannon Parking Post O ce

Recycling Woollen Mill r Tuamgraney e v One way Tra c ow and Shop Lime Kiln i R m 9 u r

h g a East Clare o East Clare r Equestrian Memorial 5 C Centre Park

Handmade Chocolate Factory and Shop 6 Tuamgraney St. Joseph’s Castle RC Church (Ruins) Tuamgraney Handball Club 8 St. Cronan’s 10 7 Church GAA Grounds 400m 964AD Famine Memorial Park 540m St Coelan’s Well 1km

R352 Bodyke 4km Tuamgraney 16km Community 33km Woodland 35km R463 Killaloe 15km Limerick 45km