The Clare Crannogs

Craggaunowen - The Living Past Experience.
Kilmurray Sixmilebridge Co. Clare
Craggaunowen -- the Living Past Experience is Ireland's original award winning Pre-historic Park. Situated on 50 acres of wooded grounds, the Park interprets Ireland's pre-historic and early Christian eras. It features a stunning recreation of some of the homesteads, animals and artefacts which existed in Ireland over 1,000 years ago.
Explore the Crannog, the Ring Fort, the Medieval Castle and the 'Brendan Boat' -- a leather hulled boat built by Tim Severin who sailed across mid-Atlantic re-enacting the voyage of St. Brendan and the early Christian monks reputed to have discovered America centuries before Columbus.

Visit Craggaunowen Castle built in 1550 standing defiantly on a crag overlooking the lake. See rare animal breeds - specimens of the pre-historic era.
For more see
http://www.shannonheritage.com

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@wwwCelticVideocom, There is only one Crannóg at Craggaunowen. The island is the crannóg not the buildings. They are just round houses. The other structure is a Rath or Ring Fort, again with round houses within.

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@Marly61

You are looking at a mix of stuff here. The video title is terribly misleading. Craggaunowen hosts a 16th Century Tower House and an 7th/8th Century Crannóg and Ring Fort (Rath). 'A' Crannóg is a partially or completely man made island. The buildings on top are just that, buildings.

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@HowlFromBeyond

It was, but in their defence the Castle was lived in by the Hunt Family and had electric and plumbed heating. In the Celt's defence they didn't live in 16th Century Castles but I suppose if they had them and electric they would have used both.

[switzercraftbullet]

i was there its a very nice place

[HowlFromBeyond]

wait was that a wall outlet at 2:30?

truly the Celts were ahead of their time.

[00touring]

What a nice place.

Where is it.

[Marly61]

Are they crannogs or rathas?

[anchorman991]

noiceee ;)

[andthereisntone]

hmmm... lovely... what is this place?