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Surrounded as they were by water, the people of Loop Head often needed to defend their position.
Mediaeval castles such as the one at Carrigaholt were strategically located for defence.
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- 101 things to see and do
- 101 things to see and do
- Admire the amazing geology of the cliffs
- Bird watch
- Buy a locally crafted gift
- Camp on the shore
- Celebrate Halloween
- Collect sea shells
- Come to Seafood in September
- Come to the Bootleggers Ball
- Cycle the Loop Head Cycleway
- Discover the sunken forest at Rinevella
- Drink an Irish coffee by the fire
- Drop in to a yoga classs
- Eat and drink beside a cosy open turf fire
- Eat traditional fish and chips overlooking Kilbaha Bay
- Enjoy a day at the spa
- Enjoy a pub session
- Enjoy a steaming pot of mussels
- Enjoy a wellness weekend
- Enjoy fantastic food with a sea view
- Enjoy homemade icecream
- Explore the heritage trail
- Explore the shore
- Exploring the Shoreline
- Fall in love
- Find your ancestors
- Get side tracked
- Glam camp
- Go crab fishing
- Go for a community walk
- Go for a swim
- Go for coffee and cake at the Diamond Rocks Café
- Go on a fishing adventure
- Go sea angling
- Go to a film at Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee.
- Go up Corbally Hill
- Have a chowder at the Long Dock
- Have an old style cuppa
- Have some of the best and freshest seafood
- Indulge in retail therapy
- Join a craft class
- Just breathe
- Lay on a bed of grass
- Listen to classical music at the Post Office
- Listen to live music
- Make a break for it!
- Meet the alpacas
- Meet the locals
- Observe a wetland
- Paint a landscape
- Photograph a rainbow
- Photograph some cattle
- Pick seaweed
- Pick some berries
- Play with the kids in Kilbaha Playground
- Post a selfie
- Ramble around Kilkee Victorian town
- Relax to the sounds of nature
- See Carrigaholt castle
- See Doonaha Gun Battery
- See Poulnasherry Bay
- See reversing waterfalls
- See the Lovers Leap
- See the O’Curry Monument
- Sing in a pub
- Spot a fairy fort
- Spot and name wildflowers
- Spot Bishops Island
- Stand on the Bridges of Ross
- Star gaze
- Starry, starry night . .
- Stay another night
- Stay in the Old School
- Stay on a farm
- Storm watch
- Stroll along the saltmarsh lagoon
- Swim in the Pollock Holes
- Take a baking class
- Take a cliff walk
- Take a cookery class
- Take a guided walk
- Take a Loop Head Private Guided Tour
- Take a picnic
- Take a seaweed bath
- Take an e-bike tour
- Take the Loop Head Drive
- Taste the Loop
- The Church of the Little Ark, Kilbaha
- Trek on horse back
- Visit a holy well
- Visit an artist’s studio
- Visit an old graveyard
- Visit friends
- Visit Loop Head Lighthouse
- Visit the Church of the Little Ark
- Visit the Grave of the Yellow Men
- Visit the Kilbaha Art Gallery
- Visit the Star Wars film set at Loop Head
- Visit the townland of Kilcredaun
- Walk around Kilcredaun Lighthouse
- Walk in the rain
- Walk on a fishing pier
- Walk the Strand Line
- Walk the West Clare Trails
- Wander around the grounds of Carrigaholt Castle
- Watch dolphins and whales
- Wish you were here . . .
- Your experience of Loop Head
- Interesting things to see and Do
- Interesting things to see and Do
- Carrigaholt Castle
- Geology of the Loop Head Peninsula
- Loop Head is ready and waiting for you . . come and explore.
- Loop Head Walking Festival – George’s Head Coastal Walk
- Make a break for it!
- Seasons Greetings from Loop Head
- Starry, starry night . .
- The Church of the Little Ark, Kilbaha
- Wander around the grounds of Carrigaholt Castle
- Media
- Nature
- Nature
- Basking Sharks observed feeding off Kilkee coastline
- Geology of the Loop Head Peninsula
- Loop Head Walking Festival – Doonaha ‘Forts and Folklore’ with guided tour of Napoleonic Battery
- Loop Head Walking Festival – Family Oriented Biodiversity Bog Walk
- Loop Head Walking Festival – George’s Head Coastal Walk
- Loop Head Walking Festival – Kilkee Cliff Dawn Walk
- Rinevella Strand Appreciation
- Starry, starry night . .
- Poetry, Prose and People
- Interactive Maps
