Holy Island Tours

Holy Island Tours Boat Trip & Tours of Holy Island/ Inis Cealtra on Lough Derg; 'Jewel of the Lough'.

Holy Island on Lough Derg is one of the most famous historical and ecclesiastical sites in Ireland. Its many attractions include a Round Tower, ruins of 6 churches, a Holy Well, a unique graveyard with slabs dating from the 8th Century, Bullaun Stones, a cell like structure, which is one of the most extraordinary buildings in Ireland and a ‘bargaining’ stone where many a marriage was brokered. Hol

y Island is on the UNESCO World Heritage site tentative list as an Early Medieval Monastic site along with Clonmacnoise, Durrow, Glendalough, Kells and Monasterboice.

04/01/2026
Always a honour to be mentioned in same article as Martin Hayes and writer Edna O’Brien....however I dont know if they c...
13/11/2025

Always a honour to be mentioned in same article as Martin Hayes and writer Edna O’Brien....however I dont know if they can allude to having an 'East Clare accent instantly recognisable'

Beautiful words by Vic O'Sullivan in the Weekend Irish Times of his meandering through the the ruins of Holy Island and his visit to the Inis Cealtra Visitor Centre.

Visit to island of Inis Cealtra in Lough Derg, where Edna O’Brien was laid to rest, reveals powerful stories from the past

Lovely girls st holy island tours in mountshannon harbour from left Sarah, Bridget, and shauna
22/09/2025

Lovely girls st holy island tours in mountshannon harbour from left Sarah, Bridget, and shauna

Thank you to everyone who attended my book launch. It was a great evening.
05/06/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended my book launch. It was a great evening.

14/05/2024

THE UPGRADING of an East Clare route into a new greenway could become a major tourist attraction, according to a local historian. Ger Madden believes there are few roads in the Sliabh Aughties as worthy of being kept in repair as the old road from Mountshannon to Flagmount linking Lough Derg and Lou...

18 editions of the Sliabh Aughty Journal have been published to date. All contents are detailed here for the 1st time.Vo...
08/11/2023

18 editions of the Sliabh Aughty Journal have been published to date. All contents are detailed here for the 1st time.
Volumes 1,3,4,5,12 + 13 are out of print. Copies of remaining journals still available to purchase. Get in Touch

Irish Heritage News Discover Lough Derg Need To Know Lough Derg (On The River Shannon)

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Mountshannon Harbour
Clare

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Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm
Sunday 9:30am - 5pm

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