Connolly ( ga, Fíoch Rua) is a small village located in west

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 ...

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. It is 14 kilometres west south west 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 ...

. The village is located on the R474 Ennis–

Milltown Malbay Milltown Malbay (), also Miltown Malbay, is a town in the west of County Clare, Ireland, near Spanish Point. The population was 829 at the 2016 Census. Name There is a townland on the southern edge of the town called Poulawillin or Pollawillin ...

road. Amenities in the village include a post office, the

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church, and national school (founded 1905), located in the centre of the village. Other amenities are a shop/petrol station, a pub and an art gallery. Formerly, Connolly also had a

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and a Garda Station.I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey 1942/3
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