Kilmurry-Negaul ( ga, Cill Mhuire na nGall) 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 ...

and a village 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 118,817 ...

, Ireland.

Location

Kilmurry-Negaul is a civil parish containing a village with the name Kilmurry. It was within the barony of

Tulla Upper Tulla Upper (or Tullagh Upper) is a barony in County Clare, Ireland. This ancient geographical division of land is in turn divided into seven civil parishes. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions ...

, but as of 1845 had recently been transferred to the barony of

Bunratty Lower Bunratty Lower is a barony located in County Clare, Ireland.Placenames Database of Ireland
- Barony of Bunratty Lower ...

. It is and covers . The village of Kilmurry-Negaul is north of

Sixmilebridge Sixmilebridge (), is a large village in County Clare, Ireland. Located midway between Ennis and Limerick city, the village is a short distance away from the main N18 road. Sixmilebridge partly serves as a dormitory village for workers in the ...

on the road to

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. There is a large tract of fine arable country of a light limestone where the parishes of Quinn, Clonlea and Kilmurry-Negral meet.

Antiquity

The name Kilmurry means "Church of the Virgin Mary", but originally the parish may have been dedicated to an Irish saint. A holy well near the old church is dedicated to Saint Tobar Faoile. The castle of Rossroe, well-preserved in 1897, belonged to Fineen, son of Loghlen MacNamara, in 1580. The castle of Drumullan was in 1580 the property of Covea, son of Mahone MacNamara. The parish lay in MacNamara territory, and the families of this powerful sect would not abandon the Catholic faith. During the reign of King

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(1689–1702) John Lawson, an Englishman, was given the rectories of

, Tulloo, Cluony, Dowry,

Templemaley Templemaley ( ga, Teampall Uí Mháille) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of Barefield and part of the town of Ennis. Location The parish of Templemaley is in the barony of Bunratty Upper, east of Ennis. ...

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. ...

and Kilmurry-Negaul. Opposite the record of this appointment was the note, "No cure served at present; noe church in repaire; the country all wast." These had been seven of the best parishes in the county. On 18 March 1790 the vicarages of

Kilseily Kilseily ( ga, Cill tSíle) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. The main settlement is the village of Broadford. Location Kilseily lies in the barony of Tulla Lower, County Clare. It is to the southwest of Killaloe on the road to En ...

Bunratty Bunratty (, meaning "end of the Raite") is a village in County Clare, Ireland, near Bunratty Castle. It is connected by the N18 road to Limerick and Galway. The Raite river defines the parish's eastern boundary and flows into the Shannon Estua ...

Clonlea Clonlea or Clonleigh () is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. The main settlement is the village of Kilkishen. It is part of the Catholic parish of O'Callaghans Mills. Location Clonlea is in the barony of Tullagh. It is to the north o ...

Clonloghan Clonloghan ( ga, Cluain Lócháin) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, located by road northwest of Limerick, just north of Shannon. Geography The civil parish of Clonloghan lies in the barony of Bunratty Lower. It is in the southern ...

, Finogh,

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 Sha ...

Killuran Killuran ( ga, Cill Úráin) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of O'Callaghans Mills. It is united with the civil parish of Kilkishen in the Catholic parish of O'Callaghans Mills. Location The parish is in t ...

, Kilfinaghty, Kilmurrynegaul,

Kilnoe Kilnoe ( ga, An Chill Nua) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is a rural area, part of the Roman Catholic parish of Bodyke. Location Kilnoe parish lies in the barony of Tulla Upper, southwest of Scarriff. It is and covers . The ...

and

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 ...

were episcopally united in the Church of Ireland. In 1810 the

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rectory of Kilmurraynegaul was valued in the King's books at £0.6.8 sterling. It was one of the parishes that made up the Union of Kilseily. As of 1837 the civil parish was part of the Catholic union of Sixmilebridge. The population was 980 in 1821 and had fallen to 628 in 1831. In 1841 the population had risen to 699 in 101 houses. The old burial ground in the village had the ruins of an old church in 1837. By 1897 all traces of the church had gone, but the graveyard surrounding it remained in use.

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 origi ...

s are Cloonmunnia, Cragroe, Drumullan, Kilcornan, Kilkishen, Kilkishen Demesne, Kilmurry, Knocknalappa, Rosroe, Shandangan East and Shandangan West.

References

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