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Private Ennis Essential History Tour with Dr Jane O'Brien 20% OFF
Ennis, South West Ireland, Ireland, Europe
$210.05
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Overview
The Private Ennis History Tour features an insightful journey through the medieval town of Ennis, guided by the award-winning Dr. Jane O’Brien. With a PhD in history and a passion for storytelling, Jane brings the rich past of Ennis to life, making this tour a must for history enthusiasts.
- 🏛️ Begin at the Clare Museum, where you'll learn about the origins of Ennis as a medieval market town from the 13th century.
- 🗿 Visit the Daniel O'Connell Monument, a significant site for events marking Catholic Emancipation.
- 🌆 Wander through atmospheric bow-ways, connecting main streets to the historic tenement areas of Ennis.
- 🏰 Explore Ennis Friary, dating back to the 1280s, and admire views of the River Fergus and memorials to the 1916 Irish uprising.
- 🕊️ Discover the oldest street in Ennis, leading to the former palace of the O'Brien Kings, and visit the original Friary with its stunning stained glass.
- 📜 Learn about the archived experiences of children from the orphanage at the old convent building, highlighting a poignant part of local history.
- 🏠 Stop by McParland House, the only surviving timber-framed house in Ireland, showcasing its quaint shopfront and historical charm since 1620.
- ⛪️ Examine the Chapel Lane market, once a church from 1735, and discuss the impact of the Great Famine on the town's population.
- 🐄 Explore the history of Ennis as a central market town, where livestock and produce trading were also social events, complete with matchmaking and faction fighting!
- ⚖️ Delve into the town's past with stories of crimes and punishments from the 1660 corporation manuscript, revealing shocking historical practices.
- ⛪️ Conclude your tour at the main Catholic Church, built between 1830 and 1870, opposite the old town jail, with the option to visit the Cathedral or stroll back via O'Connell Street.
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Private Ennis History Tour
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes: The tour covers the main points of interest of the town of Ennis and is conducted at a gentle pace.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes: The tour covers the main points of interest of the town of Ennis and is conducted at a gentle pace.
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
- There is the option for the guide to use an amplification device for ease of listening.
- Gratuities - always appreciated, but never expected
Meeting point
This is located just off the main O'Connell Square in the centre of Ennis.
Return details
This is located just off the main O'Connell Square in the centre of Ennis.
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Clare MuseumWe begin beside the Clare Museum - formally the site of the old Convent building for the Sisters of Mercy. Participants are introduced to the medieval market town of Ennis which originated in the 13th century.
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Daniel O'Connell MonumentWe stop at the Daniel O'Connell Monument in the centre of Ennis - site for many events including the momentus milestone of Catholic Emancipation.
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We stop into one of Ennis's atmospheric bow-ways - small laneways connecting the main streets to what were once the poorer tenament areas of the town.
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Ennis FriaryBy the Old Ennis Abbey (circa 1280s) we explore the role of the Franciscan Friars in the development of Ennis town. From here we also have a pretty view of the river Fergus which flows through the town, and the memorials to the famous Irish 1916 uprising against British rule.
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The oldest street in Ennis leading to what was once the palace of the O'Brien Kings, founders of the town. Here we also visit the Friary (originally built 1850s) to experience the beautiful stained glass windows and peacefully atmosphere.
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Stopping by the old convent building we explore some of the archived experiences of children from the orphanage and industrial school that once stood on this site.
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We stop at the McParland House (circa 1620) on Parnell Street - the only know surviving timber framed house in Ireland and the oldest house of the town to be in continuous use without any major alterations to its structure. The original quaint shopfront and half-door evoke an earlier time in the market town.
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We stop beside the building housing the Chapel Lane market, once a church built in 1735 during the penal times. Lane-ways like this saw much overcrowding during the time of the Great Famine in Ireland and we explore the devestation this event had on a town like Ennis.
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As the main market town for Co Clare, Ennis was a main centre for markets for hundreds of years. As well as buying and trading of livestock and produce these markets were also social occasions, with people meeting up, matchmaking...and sometimes engaging in the infamous faction fighting! We explore all this and the meaning of the market day sculpture that stands on the site today.
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This area was once the old "Gallows Green" of the town - we explore the crimes and punishments documented in the the corporation manuscript of Ennis (1660) - many of which seem shocking to our modern eyes!
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This fine building is the main Catholic Church of the region built between 1830 and 1870. Today it stands opposite the Old Ground Hotel, once site of the old town jail, and also today incorporating a haunted towerhouse dating to the 1500's! The tour usually ends here so that people have the option visiting the Cathedral or of returning to the starting point at their leisure via the main pedestrianised shopping street, O'Connell Street.
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Private Ennis Essential History Tour with Dr Jane O'Brien 20% OFF
Ennis, South West Ireland, Ireland, Europe
$210.05
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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