Clare Island Ferry Company

Official Ferry Company servicing Clare Island since 1880. Daily sailings all year around (weather permitting). Book online for reduced fares. We are the only ferry company operating a passenger and cargo service to and from Clare Island and Inishturk all year round. Clare Island is the largest island in Clew Bay. It comprises 4,053 acres, is 5 miles long and 3 miles wide. It is dominated by 2 hills, Croaghmore (1520 feet) and Glen Hill (729 feet). As you arrive into the harbour on Clare Island, the first thing that will strike you is the beautiful sandy beach to your right, which makes an ideal playground for children and provides for safe swimming. On the rocky headland at the harbour is the square tower which served as Grace O’ Malley’s (Granuaile’s) castle. Clare Island was the stronghold of this remarkable 16th century O’ Malley clan chieftain who lived by her family trade of piracy and plunder. So widely feared was “Granuaile” (as she was known) that she was received with full honours at the Tudor Court of Elizabeth 1st. She maintained her dominance into old age, died in her seventies in 1603 and was buried in the abbey on Clare Island. An ornate stone plaque in the abbey is believed to mark her burial place.

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Monday	8:45 AM - 6:15 PM
Tuesday	8:45 AM - 6:15 PM
Wednesday	8:45 AM - 6:15 PM
Thursday	8:45 AM - 6:15 PM
Friday	8:45 AM - 6:15 PM
Saturday	8:45 AM - 6:15 PM
Sunday	8:45 AM - 6:15 PM

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