Craggaunowen will echo to the sound of clashing steel this May Bank Holiday Weekend (Saturday, 3 May, and Sunday, 4 May) as fearsome Norse warriors take over the historic site, transforming it into a bustling Viking village.
INIS CEALTRA’s long awaited opening as a visitor attraction will be done in a “two-pronged approach”.
*Knappogue Castle. “TEETHING problems” have been encountered but Knappogue Castle is on course to open to the public for bookings as a five-star residence in the spring while lack of investment at the Shannon Heritage sites was prevalent ‘for years if not decades’.
The Bunratty Entertainers performing at Craggaunowen. Photo Paul Corey. CRAGGAUNOWEN recorded a 27 percent increase in visitor numbers this year.
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. Photograph: Paschal Brooks MAKING Bunratty “a world-class attraction” is the vision of East Clare Tourism.
*Knappogue Castle. KNAPPOGUE CASTLE is to be opened up as a small residence starting off with rates between €2,000 to €5,000 later this year.
CRAGGAUNOWEN is to undergo a €1m upgrade this year.
VISITOR numbers at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in County Clare have exceeded more than 344,000 for the year to date representing a 14% increase on the overall visitor count for 2022.
*Leonard Cleary, Noeleen Fitzgerald, Pat Dowling, Anne Haugh, Carmel Kirby and Jason Murphy. SUBSTANTIAL changes to the management of Clare County Council are to be made as part of a vast reshuffle.
ON SATURDAY, the origins of 1000 years of settlement at Bunratty Castle will be brought to life when the visitor attraction is transformed into a Norman village.
