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County Galway
About 16 miles away
A lively harbor city of music pubs and festivals, with Connemara's bogs and the Aran Islands close by.
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Poulnabrone Dolmen
A great stone portal tomb on the limestone, raised more than 5,000 years ago.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- R480, Poulnabrone, County ClareDirections
- Getting There
- About 30 minutes by car east of Doolin, on the road from Ballyvaughan to Kilfenora.
Why Go
A capstone balances on slender upright slabs over a burial chamber where the remains of more than 30 people were found. It's one of the most photographed ancient monuments in Ireland.
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County Kerry
About 70 miles away
Lakes and mountains in a great national park, at the start of the Ring of Kerry.
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