Doolin

Doolin is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland, on the Atlantic coast. It is southwest of the spa town of Lisdoonvarna and 4 miles from the Cliffs of Moher. Wikipedia

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland
Daylight 7 h 36 in Dec, dark by 16:20 · 16 h 54 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 06 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 52 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 57 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 49 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 54 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 27 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 48 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 44 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 40 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 43 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 36 of daylight

Getting there

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Where you can go from Doolin

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  • 5 h +

From Doolin's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

2 to 3 hours· 2

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Doolin Folk Festival

    June

    Doolin Folk Festival is 3 days in mid-June

  2. Matchmaker Festival

    September

    Matchmaker Festival also looks unlikely for 2025. It was held throughout September in Lisdoonvarna, continuing a tradition from 1831 of trying to fix up the local farm boys once they'd finished the harvest.

2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Doolin); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 3 places to eat

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.