Kilmaleery ( ga, Cill Mhaoilfhithrigh) is a
civil parish in
County Clare,
Ireland. It is part of the Catholic parish of
Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Location
The parish lies on the western border of the barony of
Bunratty Lower. It is southwest of
Newmarket, County Clare
Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin (), is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It is 13 kilometres from Ennis, 8 kilometres from Shannon Airport, and 24 kilometres from Limerick.
History
The English rendering of the name 'Newm ...
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The parish is and covers .
It forms part of the eastern seaboard of the
River Fergus
The River Fergus ( ga, An Forghas) is a river within the Shannon River Basin which flows in County Clare, Ireland. The river begins at Lough Fergus in north Clare and flows into the Shannon Estuary. The source is at Lough Fergus in the townland ...
estuary, and generally is good farmland.
Antiquities and history
The name of the parish implies an ecclesiastical origin, but nothing is known of the patron saint.
As of 1897 the church was very dilapidated.
There is one holy well, ''Tobar Mailiaraidh'', and a ''lios'' or small
ringfort
Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze Age up to about the year 1000. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are also many in South Wales ...
called Knockadoon.
As of 1837 the parish was part of the Catholic union of Newmarket, and had a chapel at Carrigeary.
In 1841 the population was 737 in 104 houses.
There were three castle, very well preserved in 1897.
In 1580 Urlan was inhabited by Murtagh MacClancy and Bodavoher was the property of Donagh MacClancy.
Clenagh is not mentioned in list of the Castles of Thomond for that year.
Clenagh Castle, still almost intact, was a high square tower that was once the residence of the MacMahons.
Townlands
The
townlands are Ballinooskny, Ballymacnevin, Breckinish, Carrow, Carrowbane, Clenagh, Islandmacnevin, Kilmaleery, Urlan Beg, Urlan More and Ing.
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{{Civil parishes of County Clare
Civil parishes of County Clare