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    Craggy Island Parochial House

    My mission for next week is to find and photograph "Craggy Island" Parocial house. My sources (google) suggest it is in the middle of nowhere, near Kilnaboy, near Carrofin, on the edge of the Burren in Clare. Google maps will find Kilnaboy, but only barely (the map is just greenery) and with little detail on local roads.

    Has anyone been there? Anyone Bben to Kilnaboy? Its a bit of a trip from Cork but I'm a big fan of the show and like going for an drive anyway.
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    its in clare allright but thats all i know

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    There's a photo of me standing outside it somewhere, but I didn't drive. Got there from Lahinch, if that's any help.

    adam

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    Ah tis in the Burren alright.
    A friend of the girlfriends went there and the crew left Bishop Brennans hat there for the owners so they all took photos kicking eachother up the arse.
    City definetly have the best bands playing at half-time.

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    My dad (a soil scientist in UL) has been to the farm of the guy who owns it, on a field trip. Needless to say, the inside of the house is completely different. Not only that, the Channel 4 crew actually removed the usual door, and replaced it with the "parochial house" door every time they had a shoot.

    The owner invited my father in for a cup of tea, which my father declined. The owner then said (according to my father), "I won't say "Go on"!"

    (Dont know where it is though, sorry)

    EDIT : Click here. Scroll down to answer 24. Don't know hoy much it helps though.
    Last edited by osarusan; 01/06/2007 at 1:36 AM.

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    oooo, I went there. Once your into Kinlaboy you need to find the Boston road and drive down it. (If I remember rightly its down the road by the church and past the school) keep going, its way down the road on the left.
    You will see the big flat rocks they used for the "Fopping Boxtard" picnic episode (when the whistle is stolen)!
    When you pull up outside, if the owner comes out, just shout up that you would like to take some pictures - They were well used to it when I went there. Will find you a map. Enjoy

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    We found it eventually! Thanks to Babysis for the map and especially the "past the school" tip.

    if anyone's interested, heres the road trip, minus the 2 hours in limerick traffic
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    Im off to clare today for the weekend, will use your directions babysis.
    Roddy Collins, the biggest <insert as appropiate> in Irish Football.

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    No probsw, glad to have been of service. I was delighted when I finally found it - Must find the pics of me outside with a tea pot

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    Feckin' tourists. Ye are worse than the Yanks looking for 'The Quiet Man' Pub.
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    It doesn't count as a mission to find somewhere if you scrounge directions you know

    You'd make a terrible secret agent

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