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Clashmore () is a village in west County Waterford,
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 ...
. The village and surrounding district are very low lying, as the name Clais Mór --- ''The great hollow or trench'' --- implies; elsewhere the land is rather hilly. It is also a
parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore (Irish: ''Deoise Phort Láirge agus Leasa Móire'' ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subjec ...
.


Distillery

It is the site of a distillery built by Lord Hastings the thirteenth
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which operated from c. 1835 to 1840, producing 20,000 gallons of
whiskey Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden ...
annually. The mill was then used until c. 1897 as a flour mill. The distillery chimney is unique in Ireland as the only one which spans the river which propelled the mill. Clashmore is now home to several small pubs and a local shop.


Clashmore House

Clashmore House was a mansion built (however never completed) was built on the site that is currently occupied by St Mochua's well.


Sport

The local
Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
club is Clashmore-Kinsalebeg GAA.


See also

* List of towns and villages in Ireland


References

Towns and villages in County Waterford Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Articles on towns and villages in Ireland possibly missing Irish place names {{Waterford-geo-stub