Ennis
Ennis is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Wikipedia
Population 24,253 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Ireland
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Ennis Abbey Museum · 50 m -
Clare Museum Museum · 250 m -
O'Connell Column Monument · 250 m - Clare County Museum Museum · 240 m
- Bishop Willie Walsh Plaza Memorial · 520 m
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
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Flead Nua
May – June
Flead Nua is a traditional music festival held over 10 days late May to early June
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Ennis Trad Fest
November
Ennis Trad Fest is held in November
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ennis); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 31 places to eatGetting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.