Miltown Malbay

A beautiful coastal town situated in North-West Clare, which is a peninsula county on the West Coast of Ireland.  A popular loction for business people wishing to work and live in a countryside setting with the amentiies of a City location.

Its year round population stands at 1200, though in the summer months this wells considerably, as it plays host to the largest Irish music summer school in the world.  The greater iBrickane area, which also incorporates Quilty, Mullagh and Spanish Point has a permanent population of approximately 3000 people.

The words music and culture have long been associated with the locality.  But over 200 years ago, the area became a popular holiday destination thanks to its golden stretch of beach at Spanish Point and the beaches at Seafield and White Strand.  Outdoor pursuits are well catered for locally with angling, surfing, swimming, boating, golfing, dolphin-watching, bird watching and pony trekking all available nearby.

Miltown Malbay is a 40 minutes drive from Ennis, the County town of Clare and a 60 minutes drive from Shannon International Airport.  Hence, it has proved a popular location for business people wishing to work and live in a countryside setting.  Today, the iBrickane area boasts almost 200 businesses including several information technology enabled businesses, which have established themselves locally over the last 10 years.

Getting There

The town is easily reached from all main road networks and has public transport connections to and from Ennis bus Station.  If you are travelling to the area by car, the following routes will take you directly to Miltown Malbay:

From Dublin

Take the N7 to Limerick, follow the N18 to Ennis.  From Ennis take the N85 to Inagh and from Inagh take the R450 to Miltown Malbay.  Arriving in Miltown Malbay via the Ennis road.

From Galway

Take the N18 to Ennis, the N85 to Inagh and from Inagh take the R450 to Miltown Malbay, arriving in Miltown Malbay via the Ennis road.

From Kerry

Take the Car Ferry from Tarbert to Killimer, into Kilrush, through Cooraclare, Cree, Quilty and on into Miltown Malbay.  Arriving in Miltown Malbay via the Spanish Point road.

From Shannon Airport

Take the N18 to Ennis, the N85 to Inagh and from Inagh take the R450 to Miltown Malbay.  Arriving in Miltown Malbay via the Ennis road. test