Milltown Malbay
Compact County Clare village on Ireland's west coast, Milltown Malbay is best known for its week-long summer festival of traditional Irish music, held in memory of uilleann piper Willie Clancy, born here in 1918. The nearby headland of Spanish Point — named for the Spanish ships wrecked in the treacherous bay — offers Atlantic surf and beach. The town grew from around 1800 and carries a history shaped by famine, landlordism, and the struggle for Irish independence.
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- Population777
- Nearest water from center 0.9 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.3 km2.6 mi
Nearest airports
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Milltown Malbay: quick answers
Where is Milltown Malbay?
Milltown Malbay is in Ireland, about 52 km32 miles in a straight line from Galway.
How do you get to Milltown Malbay?
The nearest airport is Inis Oírr (INQ), about 40 min away by road. The nearest train station is Ennis, about 38 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Milltown Malbay?
The warmest month is July, averaging 15°C59°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 7°C44°F. The wettest month is December, with about 148 mm5.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Milltown Malbay?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 2 restaurants, 2 cafés and 2 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.