Heritage tours focus on Carron

Last Saturday, the owner of Cassidy’s Pub and Restaurant, and member of Clare Farm Heritage Tours, Robert Cassidy, gave an inspiring account of the days gone by in the upper Burren.
Taking a wide view and including the whole history of the Burren and in particular the region around Carron, he went on to recount colourful stories of local life under the constabulary told to him by his father and the older generation in the region.
While the weather was looking grim in the morning, the rain stopped for an hour in the afternoon, allowing the bravest of the listeners to also get a view of the area and warming up afterward with a cup of tea at Cassidy’s. It was the first in a series of summer talks and walks organised by Clare Farm Heritage Tours, with further events to be announced shortly.
Running alongside the series of events, the farmers are available for their usual farm tours on a daily basis. The tours are both educational and fun, allowing visitors to hear about the landscape of the Burren direct from the people who live and work there. The co-operative of eight North Clare farmers continue a tradition of farming in the Burren which dates back over 6,000 years.
More than 100 archaeological sites and monuments have been identified throughout land currently farmed and managed by members of the co-op. With the establishment of the Clare Farm Heritage Tours Co-op in 2010, the landowners can now offer guided access to these sites and monuments, which are representative of the treasurers of North Clare.
Tours take about two hours and sturdy shoes are advisable. Groups and individuals can book the tours for any day or enquire about the tour available on the day. For more, visit www.farmheritagetours.com or contact the Michael Cusack Centre on 065 7089944 or email info@farmheritagetours.com for more information or booking.