Templemaley ( ga, Teampall Uí Mháille) is a
civil parish
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in
County Clare
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, 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.
It is and covers .
Lough Dromore lies on the north boundary. The land slopes down from there to the
River Fergus opposite Ennis.
Lough Ballyallia is on the south-western boundary and Lough Cleggan on the western boundary.
In 1841 the population was 1,634 in 251 houses.
Roman Catholic Church
By 1837 the medieval Roman Catholic parish was part of a union with the parish of
Doora.
The church of The Immaculate Conception is in Barefield.
Facilities
The Barefield National School is run by the Doora-Barefield parish.
St Josephs Doora-Barefield GAA is the local
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club. It has its ground at Gurteen.
Antiquities
The parish appears to be named after the same saint as the parish of
Kilmaley
Kilmaley ( ga, Cill Mháille) is a village situated west of the town of Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. The name "Kilmaley" came from the Irish language "Cill Mhaile" which translates to Church of (Saint) Maley.
Location
Kilmaley is in the b ...
, but there are no records that discuss him.
As of 1893 his church, which had a very plain architecture, was still in reasonable condition.
There were no other ancient ecclesiastical buildings in the parish.
There is one holy well dedicated to Ingean Baoth, the patroness of
Killanaboy parish.
There were three old castles in Templemaley.
One at Ballyallia belonged to Dr. James Neylan in 1580. It has been completely demolished.
A castle at Ballycarrol belonged to Conor M‘Clancy in that year.
The third castle, at Drumeen, does not appear in the 1580 list and may not have been standing at the time.
Townlands
Townland
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s are Ardcarney, Ballyallia, Ballycarroll, Ballycorey, Ballyduff (Blake), Ballyduff (Paterson), Ballyhee, Ballymaley, Ballymaquiggin, Ballymulqueeny, Barefield or Gortlumman, Cappahard, Cloonteen, Cragaweelcross, Derry, Dulick, Faunrusk, Inishmore, Killian, Knockaclara, Knockaderry, Knockanoura, Licknaun, Newpark, Nutfield and Reaskaun.
The townlands of Ballycorey, Cappahard, Dulick, Knockaderry, and Knockanoura are in the town of
Ennis.
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{{Civil parishes of County Clare
Civil parishes of County Clare