 On 6 February 1921, during the Irish War of Independence, four volunteers of the IRA () were making their way by boat from Carna (or, more precisely, Moyrus beach in Dooyeher) to Roundstone for a Battalion meeting, when they were caught by a violent storm and drowned off the shore of Inishlackan.. Close to the harbour mole of Moyrus beach, a memorial stone has been placed.Carna's main sport is Gaelic football.The local team is shared with the neighbouring village of Cashel giving it the name Carna-Cashel or "Cárna-Caiseal".