Clooney ( ga, Cluaine) 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 authority ...

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 118,817 ...

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 ...

, located to the northeast of

Ennis Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...

, south of

Inchicronan Crusheen ( ga, Croisín), formerly called Inchicronan ( ga, Inse Chrónáin), is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. There is also a catholic parish Crusheen, covering the same area. The parish lies to the northeast of Ennis. It contains th ...

. The area is marshy, with the Oysterman's Marsh Natural Heritage Area in the vicinity.

Clooney-Quin GAA Clooney-Quin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village areas of Clooney and Quin, County Clare in Ireland. The club field teams in hurling and Gaelic Football. The club was founded in 1888 and its most notable player w ...

is a GAA club for the Catholic parish of Clooney and Quin.

Geography

The civil parish of Clooney is in the barony of

Bunratty Upper Bunratty Upper is a barony in County Clare, Ireland. This ancient geographical division of land is in turn divided into six civil parishes. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and we ...

. It is situated in the central part of the county and is bordered by

to the north,

Tulla Tulla () is a market town in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the east of the county, on the R462 and near its junction with the R352, 18km from Ennis. Etymology Tulla is generally translated as ''An Tulach'', meaning "round hill". ...

to the east,

Quin Quin may refer to: * Quin (name), including a list of people with the name * Quin, colloquially, one of a set of quintuplets, a multiple birth of five individuals * Quin (Sigilverse), a fictional planet * Quin, County Clare, a village in County ...

to the south, Doora to the southwest, and

Kilraghtis Kilraghtis ( ga, Cill Reachtais) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland. It covers an area northeast of the town of Ennis, and includes the Ennis suburb of Roslevan. Location The parish of Kilraghtis is in the barony of Bunratty Upper. ...

to the west. It is divided into 25

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 ...

s: *Ballycrighan *Ballyhickey *Ballyvergin *Ballyvroghaun Eighter *Ballyvroghaun Oughter *Caherloghan *Cahershaughnessy *Carrahan *Clooney *Corbally *Cranagher *Curraghmoghaun *Derrycalliff *Feenagh *Kilgobban *Knockanoura *Knockaphreaghaun *Lassana *Maghera *Moyriesk *Muckinish *Rathclooney *Rylane *Sraheen *Toonagh

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{{Civil parishes of County Clare Civil parishes of County Clare

Geography

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