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Tulla —County Clare

The village has the remains of a medieval parish church, on the hill top site, Tullach, where St. Mochulle founded his 7th century monastery. There are seven megalithic tombs including a very fine example of a wedge tomb in the vicinity. Ruins of Mac Namara and O'Brien towerhouses dot the landscape too.
Tulla is a 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 country of lakes and hills, the latter known as drumlins. Tulla is built on one such drumlin.
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. 3km north-west, the Kiltannon river runs underground for some distance. This cave system is known as the 'Tomeens'.