Clonloghan ( ga, Cluain Lócháin) is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,81 ...
,
Ireland
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, located by road northwest of
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 ...
, just north of
Shannon.
Geography
The civil parish of Clonloghan lies in the barony of
.
It is in the southern part of the county and is bordered by
Kilnasoolagh
Kilnasoolagh ( ga, Cill Átha na Súileach) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland, and a townland within that parish. Church records mention the parish in 1256.
Location
In 1845 the parish lay on the west border of the barony of Lower Bun ...
to the northwest,
Tomfinlough
Tomfinlough ( ga, Tuaim Fhionnlocha) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. A Christian establishment was first made here around 540 AD. The parish lands were often raided by Irish, Viking, Norman and English forces in the years that followe ...
to the northeast,
Drumline
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to the east,
Kilmaleery to the west and
Kilconry
Kilconry ( ga, Cill Chomhraí) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, located about northwest of Limerick, west of Shannon on the estuary of the River Shannon. The main village in the area is Ballycalla/Ballcally and it contains the Shan ...
to the southwest. It is divided into 14
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 orig ...
s:
*Ballinooskny
*Ballymurtagh
*Caherteige
*Clonloghan
*Drumgeely
*Killulla
*Knockaun
*Leamaneigh Beg
*Leamaneigh More
*Lisconor
*Lislea
*Lismacleane
*Tullyglass
*Tullyvarraga
References
{{Civil parishes of County Clare
Civil parishes of County Clare