Clooney ( ga, Cluaine) 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 ...
of
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
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, located to the northeast of
Ennis, south of
Inchicronan. The area is marshy, with the
Oysterman's Marsh Natural Heritage Area in the vicinity.
Clooney-Quin GAA
Clooney-Quin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village areas of Clooney and Quin, County Clare in Ireland. The club field teams in hurling and Gaelic Football. The club was founded in 1888 and its most notable player w ...
is a GAA club for the
Catholic parish of Clooney and Quin.
Geography
The civil parish of Clooney is in the barony of
Bunratty Upper.
It is situated in the central part of the county and is bordered by
Inchicronan to the north,
Tulla
Tulla () is a market town in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the east of the county, on the R462 and near its junction with the R352, 18km from Ennis.
Etymology
Tulla is generally translated as ''An Tulach'', meaning "round hill". ...
to the east,
Quin to the south,
Doora to the southwest, and
Kilraghtis to the west. It is divided into 25
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:
*Ballycrighan
*Ballyhickey
*Ballyvergin
*Ballyvroghaun Eighter
*Ballyvroghaun Oughter
*Caherloghan
*Cahershaughnessy
*Carrahan
*Clooney
*Corbally
*Cranagher
*Curraghmoghaun
*Derrycalliff
*Feenagh
*Kilgobban
*Knockanoura
*Knockaphreaghaun
*Lassana
*Maghera
*Moyriesk
*Muckinish
*Rathclooney
*Rylane
*Sraheen
*Toonagh
See also
*
List of townlands of County Clare
References
{{Civil parishes of County Clare
Civil parishes of County Clare