Carnane is a
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
in the
parish
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of
Fedamore, in
County Limerick
"Remember Limerick"
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,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
Neighbouring townlands include
Fanningstown to the west,
Arywee and
Williamstown to the east, Boherlode to the north, and Enaghroe and Poultaloon to the south.
It has an area of approximately 184 hectares (455 acres). It is located distance by road from
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
city centre, in a South South East direction.
The name is an anglicisation from the
Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
"An Carnán", meaning "small cairn" (or heap of stones).
Residents of Carnane entitled to vote may do so for candidates in the
Adare Local Electoral Area for local elections, the
Limerick County constituency for general elections,
South
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
constituency for
European Parliament
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elections. The polling station for these elections is in Fedamore
National School.
Carnane
National School currently has a mixed enrolment of 40 boys and 34 girls. It is under the sponsorship of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
.
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References
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External links
* http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/
* http://www.logainm.ie
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100109122303/http://www.lcc.ie/ereg/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091123062906/http://www.schooldays.ie/school/carnane-mxd-n-s-rollnumber-09132P
Townlands of County Limerick