Coming from the town centre, drive or go down the hill past the Hydro Hotel. You can park up from the bridge on the park side of the road east of the yellow lines. Then walk over the bridge and at the end of the bridge through the gate to your left. Cross one of the two bridges and walk towards the wood.
After coming up the few wooden steps, follow the path east parallel to the little river. After about 130 m or so it turns left (north), follow it still. It's near a tree.
Lisdoonvarna ( Irish Lios Dúin Bhearna meaning the enclosured fort of the gap) is a spa town of 800 people. In Irish terms it is a young town (19th century) which was founded due to the discovery of mineral rich wells. The town is famous for its music and festivals (Burren Slow Food Festival, Burren Tolkien F., Matchmaking F., Micko Russell F. and various other music events usually revolving around the Roadside Tavern.
Christy Moore made this town immortal with his song "Oh Lisdoonvarna" singing about a now historical series of great music festivals between Doolin and the town which took place in the late 70s and early 80s. So the song does not refer to the Matchmaking Festival, a 6 week long festival of (married and unmarried) batchelors and batchelorettes trying to find love. The matchmaking festival takes place every year in September and stems from the times when the farmers and other non-agrarian folks had the time to "take the water" (sulfur water considered to be healthy albeit very smelly), and for some it was the only opportunity in the year to clap their eyes on ladies. So the matchmaking festival was the next logical step, and the new pavillon in the park often hosts dancing in the afternoons.