Project Description

The Carrigaholt Rejuvenation Vision is a collection of stand-alone projects that will complement each other and together create a unique experience in and around the village of Carrigaholt for both residents and visitors alike.

These projects are:

• Carrigaholt Castle Public Pathway & Information Panels (Project 1)

• Carrigaholt Shannon Dolphins Monument POI (Project 3)

• Carrigaholt Solar Panels POI (Project 5)

• Carrigaholt Wetlands Area (Project 6)

• Carrigaholt Village Information Point (Project 49)

• The Path (in Carrigaholt) (Project 50)

• Carrigaholt Camping & Caravan Area (Project - not yet written up)

• Carrigaholt Coastal Path (Project - not yet written up)

• Shannon Estuary Coastal Rowing Club (Project 44)

• Carrigaholt Social Enterprise (Project 4)

• Carrigaholt Tidy Towns (Project - not yet written up)

• Carrigaholt Festivals

It is envisaged that The Path will link in with the Carrigaholt Wetlands Area and the Camping and Caravan Area, and eventually extend in the other direction along the shoreline to the Carrigaholt Castle Public Pathway project and from there loop back along the road into the village and Carrigaholt Square with the Shannon Dolphins Monument, Carrigaholt Solar Panels, and the Village Information Point, which in turn join back onto The Path. This looped walk will link in with Loop Head e-bikes, Carrigaholt Community Club, the Shannon Estuary Coastal Rowing Club, and all the amenities already in the village.

Each of these projects are envisgaed to be developed and implemented independently by a dedicated project team with CDA / Carrigaholt Social Enterprise acting as the coordination-, administrative-, support- and stakeholder engagement-centre.

Project Justification & Objectives

Carrigaholt is one of the main villages on the Loop Head Peninsula and lies at the main crossroads that connect Kilkee and the West Clare Greenway in the east with Loop Head in the west. Carrigaholt has already a lot to offer, e.g., Dolphinwatch, award winning restaurants and pubs, post office (the only on the peninsula), e-bike rental, a courtyard café, a beach, two piers and a well-preserved tower house.

The Carrigaholt Rejuvenation Vision would add a number of new attractions to this list and transform so far under-utilized areas of the village. This would benefit residents, attract visitors, create employment, and a revenue stream for the CDA and so subsequently support the upkeep and development of the village. By so doing, Carrigaholt works towards the goals it shares with other communities on the peninsula.

Potential Project Stakeholders*

• Carrigaholt residents

• Carrigaholt businesses

• CDA

• CLDC

• Partners within Loop Head Together

• Clare CoCo

*Potential Project Stakeholders means all stakeholders have not necessarily yet been contacted to help co-design the project, but are mentioned here as they would be a desirable project partner. We may have forgotten some - please let us know!