The Crooked Chimney Bed and Breakfast

A Bed & Breakfast 5 Minutes From Shannon Airport:

The Crooked Chimney is the ideal place to stay upon your arrival to Ireland or the night before you flying out from Shannon Airport.

As custom built B&B The Crooked Chimney has you comfort and privacy at its heart. All rooms are ensuite and free WIFI is available to all our guests. The bed and breakfast offers a kitchenette with a fridge toaster, microwave, kettle and tea and coffee. We also have a spacious private guest lounge with 12 movies channels and hundreds of news, entertainment & sports channels.

We can offer you expert local knowledge on how to plan you vacation around the West of Ireland. Or arrange the perfect evening for you at Bunratty Castle and its Folk Park and surrounding shops, famous restaurants and pubs!

The Crooked Chimney is
2 Minutes away from Bunratty Castle & 20 minutes away from Limerick City:

Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare

Bunratty (Bun Raite) Castle overlooks the River Shannon. The castle is in excellent condition and well worth the visit. Bunratty Castle is one of the finest surviving examples of an Irish tower house. Although it is hard to believe the castle has had a bloody and violent history. Its strategic position on the river Shannon made it the centre of many a battle, and it has it has been destroyed and re-built on at least eight occasions. Origonally, the Vikings built a fortified settlement at this spot, a former island surrounded by a moat. Then the Normans came: Thomas de Clare built the first stone structure on the site in the 1270's.

Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare

The majestic Cliffs of Moher stand against the might of the Atlantic Ocean. O’Brien’s Tower is located on the highest cliff and is the best location from which to view the Cliffs, from this vantage point one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, as well as The Twelve Pins and the Maum Turk Mountains to the north in Connemara and Loop Head to the South. The Cliffs can be visited daily, year-round. O Brien’s tower open daily, March to October. Visitor centre open year round.

Aliwee Caves, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare

Guided tours, lasting 30 minutes, allow you to observe beautiful caverns, bridged chasms, underground waterfalls, weird mineral formations and the hibernation chambers of brown bears which have been extinct in Ireland for centuries. Facilities include a restaurant, craft shop, information desk and outside and 'The Hazelwood' crafts village. This stunning creation of nature was formed by the melt waters of a prehistoric ice age. The cave, carved out of limestone, cuts into the heart of the mountain.

Craggaunowen, Co. Clare- 'The Living Past

Craggaunowen 'The Living Past' tells the story of the arrival of the Celts in Ireland and the many changes they wrought upon daily life. Their impact is evidenced in the creation of new tribal lake dwellings, farming and hunting methods which are explained by the costumed animators. A major feature of the visit, is a Crannog (meaning 'young tree’) which is a reconstructed lake-dwelling of a type found in Ireland during the Iron Age and Early Christian periods.

Whether you are starting your vacation in Ireland or winding down The Crooked Chimney is ideal resting stop.

From Shannon Airport & Ennis/Galway:

• Take the N18 dual-carriageway (highway) in the Limerick direction.
• Once on the N18, take the first exit off (R471 - Sixmilebridge exit).
• At the T junction turn right.
• Take the first right (Hurlers Cross).
• Take a left at the small T junction and you will find us on the right hand side.




From Limerick:

• Follow the N18 dual-carriageway.
• Take the turn AFTER the R471 exit (Sixmilebridge) just after Bunratty for HURLERS CROSS
• At the T junction drive straight on until you see The Crooked Chimney sign pointing into the right.