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Tulla is a
picturesque village which lies close to Maghera Mountain in County
Clare. The town is situated on a hill just off the main Ennis to
Scarriff/Feakle Road.
The village is famous for its céilí band, which has been in
existence for over 50 years. It also has a pipe band which is even
older and can be heard on every new year's eve in the town. Bands,
Irish music and Tulla are synonymous. Both the Tulla Ceili Band and
the Tulla Pipe Band are household names and have been making music
for over half a century.
There are several prehistoric gallery graves in the Tulla vicinity
and there is also the remains of the medieval parish church of St
Moculla. There are seven megalithic tombs including a very fine
example of a wedge tomb in the locality. Ruins of Mac Namara and
O'Brien towerhouses dot the landscape too.
Tulla is a popular fishing centre, with a number of small lakes
dotted about which give good sport. The area is, in fact, known as
'The Clare Lakelands', a region of lakes and hills, the latter known
as drumlins. Tulla is built on one such drumlin.
3km north-west of Tulla, the Kiltannon river runs underground for
some distance. This cave system, which can be explored, is known as
the 'Tomeens'. |
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