Tubber ( – shortened form of ''Tobar Rí an Domhnaigh'' meaning "well of the king of Sunday") is a small village located in the south of

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Location

Tubber, County Galway, is the northern part of a loosely defined rural community that is located on the Clare/Galway border. It comes under the

Catholic parish In the Catholic Church, a parish ( la, parochia) is a stable community of the faithful within a particular church, whose pastoral care has been entrusted to a parish priest (Latin: ''parochus''), under the authority of the diocesan bishop. It is t ...

Gort Gort ( or ) is a town of around 3,000 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, wh ...

and Beagh in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, but it is still served by St Michael's Church, Tubber.

Tubber, County Clare Tubber () is a village in the north of County Clare, Ireland. Location The village is part of the barony of Inchiquin, about from Corofin on the road to Gort in County Galway. The village of Tubber in County Clare is the southern part of a l ...

, is a Catholic parish in the

Diocese of Killaloe The Diocese of Killaloe ( ) may refer either to a Roman Catholic or a Church of Ireland (Anglican) diocese, in Ireland. Roman Catholic diocese The Diocese of Killaloe is the second largest Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland. It comprises the ...

, and is served by St Michael's Church at Tubber Cross. The area as a whole roughly encompasses 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 with a radius () The Tubber post office is in Galway. There is a holy well of Tobereendoney (''Tobar Rí an Domhnaigh'') from which the community takes its name.

Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland. Name ''Fiodh Duin'' means "wood of the fort" in Irish. Geography Fiddaun Castle is situated bet ...

, a tower house between Lough Doo and Lough Aslaun built around 1574, is near to the village of Tubber. It is one of the castles that the

O'Shaughnessy Ó Seachnasaigh, O'Shaughnessy, collectively Uí Sheachnasaigh, clan name Cinél nAedha na hEchtghe, is a family surname of Irish origin. The name is found primarily in County Galway and County Limerick. Their name derives from Seachnasach mac ...

family owned in the area, the others being

Gort Castle Gort ( or ) is a town of around 3,000 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, w ...

, Derryowen, Ballymulfaig, Newtown Castle (west of Gort), and

Ardamullivan Castle Ardamullivan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Location Ardamullivan Castle is located south of Gort and southwest of Lough Cutra. History Ardamullivan Castle was built in the 16th century ...

Notable people

Éamonn Taaffe Éamonn Taaffe (born 18 February 1975) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Clare senior team. Born in Tubber, County Clare, Taaffe first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Our Lady's College. He a ...

- intercounty hurler

References

Towns and villages in County Galway {{Galway-geo-stub