Clare Island Off Southern Ireland

[gordiescotland1]

I recently heard that a few friends went to Clare Island off the coast of South West Ireland and they told me how wonderfully idyllic and beautiful it was. I researched it and I was really taken by it. Its not the easiest place to get to over 200 miles from Dublin. And the Saw Doctors sung about in 1995. Has anyone on AB been?

[Buenchico]

I've not been but, in order to help anyone who might be thinking of giving it a go, here's a bit of travel information:

From the UK, you first need to get to either Knock or Dublin.

There are flights to Ireland West Airport (Knock) from Heathrow with Aer Lingus and from Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Luton, Stansted and Manchester with Ryanair.

From Ireland West Airport, car hire is available from Avis, Budget, Europcar and Hertz, enabling one to drive to Roonagh for the ferry to Clare. Alternatively, it's possible to take a bus to Westport and then a taxi to Roonagh.

Dublin is accessible by both ferry and by air (with numerous flight options from the UK). If not hiring a car, it's necessary to take the 747 Airlink Express bus to Heuston rail station. (NB: The 747 service seems to be suspended at the moment. Use the Dublin Express 782 service instead). From there it's about a 3½ rail journey to Westport, followed by a taxi to Roonagh.

[Buenchico]

https://clareisland.info/

[Khandro]

I have been & loved it, but why mention Dublin? We sailed across to it from ( I think) Skibbereen. A group of us took hired & borrowed bicycles which was a good idea.

[Buenchico]

^^^ Are you mixing your islands up, perhaps, Khandro?

Clare Island is off the west coast of Ireland and accessed by the ferry from Roonagh.

The ferry from Skibbereen serves Cape Clear Island, which lies off the southernmost tip of Ireland.

[brainiac]

The Irish government might pay you to move there, if you'll do up a house:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/uk-ireland/you-could-paid-72000-move-30335460

[Old_Geezer]

Ah, but would the £68,000 cover the cost of doing up a remote house ?

[-SharonA-]

Ireland is beautiful!! If it were practical I'd go in a heartbeat.