Kilmaleery ( ga, Cill Mhaoilfhithrigh) 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 ...
in
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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. It is part of the Catholic parish of
Newmarket-on-Fergus
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 ...
.
Location
The parish lies on the western border of the barony of
. It is southwest of
Newmarket, County Clare.
The parish is and covers .
It forms part of the eastern seaboard of the
River Fergus 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 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
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 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