10th C – St. Molua’s Oratory, Killaloe, Co. Clare
St. Molua’s Church was originally constructed on Friar’s Island in the River Shannon,
1189 – Clare Abbey, Clarecastle, Co. Clare
Established by Donal Mor O’Brien in 1189, the abbey at Clarecastle,
1195 – Corcomroe Abbey, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Officially “Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili” or “Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock”.
1200c – Dysert O Dea Monastery, Co. Clare
The Dysert O Dea Monastic Site is home to the Dysert O Dea Church and the remains of a Round Tower.
1240 – Ennis Abbey, Co. Clare
The origins of Ennis date back to 1240AD when Donnchadh Caribreach O’Brien helped establish the Franciscan Order in Ennis,
12th C. – St. Flannan’s Oratory, Killaloe, Co. Clare
Standing in the graveyard to the north of Killaloe Cathedral is St Flannan’s late 11th or early 12th century oratory.
1425 – Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare
The present structure was completed by the MacNamara family around 1425 but 50 years later was in the hands of the O’Briens,
15th C. – Caislean Sean Muckinish, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Ruined tower house on the coast just outside Ballyvaughan. The Castle of Shanmuckinis,
1600 – Gleninagh Castle, Co. Clare
Gleninagh Castle is a well-preserved sixteenth-century tower house stands guard over the northern shoreline of the Burren.
1640 – Lemenagh Castle, Co. Clare
Lemenagh Castle was both a castle (1480) and fortified house (1640) and was one of the principal strongholds of the O’Brien’s.
