Clarina () is a village in
County Limerick in the province of
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
,
Ireland. It lies between
Mungret
Mungret () is a village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located close to Limerick City on the N69 national secondary road. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 277 people.
The local church, which is dedica ...
and
Kildimo
Kildimo () is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. The village is located on the N69 National Route about 13 km west of Limerick city close to the River Shannon estuary. The population was 417 at the 2016 census.
Kildimo/Pallaskenry P ...
on the
N69 National Route about 6 miles west of
Limerick city close to the
River Maigue
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...
. The Maigue is a tributary of the River Shannon and enters the Shannon estuary between Limerick city and the mouth of the Deel river, Askeaton, county Limerick.
Clarina is within the
Patrickswell-Ballybrown
parish. The main area of interest is the nearby location of
Carrigogunnell
Carrigogunnell Castle (Irish: ''Chairrge Ó gCoinneall'') is a medieval Irish fortification near the village of Clarina, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Limerick.
The structure dates to at least the early 13th century, and was slig ...
Castle.
Schools
Clarina has a National School called St. Josephs N.S. (mixed),
History
Clarina Castle, also known as Elm Park, was designed for the 3rd Baron Clarina in the late 1820s. Further work was undertaken by
Rawson Carroll in the 1880s. It was demolished in the 1960s.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Ballybrown VillageBallybrown JournalBallybrown-Clarina GAA
Towns and villages in County Limerick
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