Kilkee

Kilkee ( Irish: Cill Chaoi ) is during the holiday season, a lively coastal town on the Atlantic Ocean and is just off the national road N67 in County Clare in the west of Ireland. Kilkee is one of the main tourist destinations in Ireland and has 1024 inhabitants ( 2011).

The place Kilkee is first mentioned in the 14th century as Cill Chaoidhe (St. Caois church). The castle of Kilkee was built in the late 15th century by the MacSweeneys as a fief building and later used by the O'Briens.

In addition to some modern strikes preserved the place some of the Victorian building dating from the 19th century. The more than 1 km long Horseshoe Bay (Eng. " Horseshoe Bay " - the official name is Moore Bay - about how the rest of the crater ) is protected by the reef Duggerna from the Atlantic Ocean - hence the beach is suitable for swimming for all ages. Kilkee regularly receives the award Blue Flag by the European Commission, namely an award for especially clean water. In addition to swimming at the beach and the Pollock Holes ( resulting rock pools course on the western edge of the city, which are supplied with every tide with new water) can or the New Found Out ( A springboard in 13 meters height over the Atlantic ) are used for a refreshment. There are also caves Byrnes Cove and Paradise Cove. Two kilometers off the coast lies the rocky islet Bishop's Iceland.

Kilkee offers an ideal starting point for trips to the peninsula to Loop Head. The Road to Loop Head leads to a rocky coast with numerous cliffs, the Cliffs of Doneen along. The cliffs reach a height of up to 80 meters and form impressive rock formations.

The city was once one of two termini of the narrow- West Clare Railway from Ennis - the other was the neighboring town of Kilrush.

Sports activities

Kilkee is a stronghold for divers. The diving and water sports center is well equipped, and thus site for both beginners and experts. Dives can be done at depths of 10 meters to 45 meters. The diverse marine life attracts divers from all over the world.

Near Kilkee is an 18 - hole golf course. From the first and second tee looks out directly over the Atlantic, and from the third tee of the Chimney Bay.