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All Ireland Inisheer

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Inisheer

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Inisheer, Ireland

Updated October 10, 2018

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MV Plassy in 1962

Inisheer, Ireland

MV Plassy

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.
Front view of Castle O’Brien.

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O'Brien's Castle

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.
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The Dry Stone Walls of the Aran Islands

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
0 miles from Inisheer

Inishmaan, Ireland

The Island of Inishmaan

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.
2 miles from Inisheer
Teampall Bheanáin

Killeany, Ireland

Teampall Bheanáin

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.
6 miles from Inisheer
Doolin Cave

Clare, Ireland

Doolin Cave

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.
7 miles from Inisheer

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St. Brigid's Well

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
8 miles from Inisheer
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