Boston

About Boston

Boston in County ClareMóinín an gCloigeann – the little bog of the skulls. Boston is a tiny village near the eastern edge of the Burren. To the south lies Lough Bunny, a calcareous lake of 480 acres and one of the deepest in the Burren. It contains a wide variety of wildfowl and plants. Turloughmore is situated about 2 miles from Boston Church, and was famous for its racecourse and fair day in the 18th century. The ruins of Cluain Dubháin, or Boston, Castle and Skaghard Castle can be found near Lough Bunny. Today, the ruins of the castles are a reminder of the past sieges endured by its previous occupants.

Cloondooan Castle Ruins

Cloondooan Castle Ruins
Address:

Boston
Co. Clare

GPS: 53.030279, -8.923943

Additional Information

Partially-ruined 16th-century castle. Only the north wall with fragments of attached walls still stand to full height.

Getting Here

Lough Bunny

Lough Bunny
Address:

GPS: 53.022087, -8.924644

Additional Information

Lough Bunny is a permanent lake located on the R460 from Corofin towards Gort. There are ruins of a castle known locally as Boston Castle, its true name is Cloondoun, Cloonanan, Cloonan or Cloondooan.

Lough Bunny is a Geosite.

'Explore the shoreline of this mysterious lake – where no streams flow in or out. Seek out the unique karst limestone features of freshwater lakes such as the peculiar egg-box shaped solution hollows. Here you stand between the ancient limestone pavements of the Gort lowlands which extend eastwards towards the Slieve Aughty mountains and the younger limestone hills which rise up to the west.'

Skaghard Castle Ruins

Skaghard Castle Ruins
Address:

Boston
Co Clare

GPS: 53.026039, -8.921328

Additional Information

The ruins of the castle are a reminder of the past sieges endured by its previous occupants.

Getting Here

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