Craggaunowen
Creagán Eoghain
An open-air archaeological park with reconstructed lake dwellings and a ring fort, plus the replica leather boat 'Brendan.'
Craggaunowen is an open-air 'living archaeology' park set in woodland by a lake. Its reconstructions show Irish life from the Bronze Age to the early Christian period, including a thatched round house on a crannog, a stone ring fort, an ancient cooking pit and an Iron Age plank walkway. The park also displays the leather boat 'Brendan,' sailed across the Atlantic in 1976 by explorer Tim Severin to test the legend of St Brendan's voyage. A 16th-century tower house stands at one end of the grounds. The park suits families, and tickets cost about €12. It is about 30 km from Limerick and requires a car.
Opening hours
Approx. Easter to September, 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Knappogue Castle
- Quin Abbey
- Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
- Ennis Friary
- Thomond Park
- Treaty Stone & Thomond Bridge
- King John's Castle
- St Mary's Cathedral