Liscannor County Clare

Liscannor County Clare Ireland, is a picturesque village located on the west coast of County Clare, Ireland, on the Atlantic coast.
A short distance from the Cliffs of Moher, Liscannor Ireland has its own breathtaking coastal views and is on the doorstep of some of Ireland’s most spectacular landscapes.

You can walk from the village to the cliffs. Here is a very good guide to to the walk which follows a very scenic coastal path.

The village has a sheltered pier and harbour making it ideal for fishing and boating.

Click on the images for more views of Liscannor County Clare:

Liscannor Stone

But the village is perhaps most famous for its distinctive stone slabs which has been used for centuries for flooring and paving and which can also be seen in the locality on roofs and as walls.
They are used at The Cliffs of Moher as fences and safety walls.

Video about Liscannor

Here is a video from Visit The Burren on Facebook in which Patrick Egan speaks about the area.

Famous People

John Philip Holland, the inventor of the submarine was born here in 1841.
A visitor centre, the John P. Holland Centre, opened in 2016.

Heritage Sites

Liscannor Castle, The ruined remains include a six-story tower with a spiral stairway to the east and a lower main building next to it.
St. Brigid’s Well is located at a site of pre-Christian Lughnasadh celebrations near the Cliffs of Moher. The well has been a pilgrimage site since the 1830s.

Eat and Drink

Restaurants: Vaughan’s Anchor Inn, Joseph McHugh, The Frantic Chef, Bloody Cranesbill Gastrobar at The Cliffs of Moher Hotel
Pubs: Egan’s, McHugh’s, Anchor Inn