Kilfinaghta ( ga, Cill Fhionnachta) is a
civil parish
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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
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, located to the east 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 ...
and northeast of
Shannon.
Geography
The civil parish of Kilfinaghta lies in the barony of
. It is in the southeastern part of the county and is bordered by
Clonlea to the northeast,
O'Brien's Bridge to the east,
St. Munchin's to the southeast,
Killeely
Killeely ( ga, Cill Liaile) is a civil parish that lies partly in County Clare and partly in County Limerick in Ireland.
Location
Part of the parish lies within the north liberties of the city of Limerick, but most lies in the barony of Bunrat ...
to the southeast,
Kilfintinan
Kilfintinan ( ga, Cill Fhiontanáin) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.
It is part of the Catholic parish of Cratloe.
Name
The name ''Cill Fintinan'' would mean "Church of Fintinan", but there is no known Irish Saint Fintinan. The name ...
to the south,
Feenagh to the southwest and
Kilmurry to the northwest. It is divided into 31
townland
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s:
*Ardmaclancy
*Ballycullen
*Ballymulcashel
*Ballynevan
*Ballyroe
*Ballysheen Beg
*Ballysheen More
*Bunnabinnia North
*Bunnabinnia South
*Cappaghcastle
*Cappaghlodge
*Cappagh North
*Cappagh South
*Cappanalaght
*Castlecrine
*Castlelake
*Cloonanass
*Clogga
*Coolycasey
*Corlea
*Curraghkilleen
*Fortwilliam
*Ieverstown
*Kilnacreagh
*Moygalla
*Mountcashel
*Mountievers
*Pollagh
*Reaskcamoge
*Sooreeny
*Sixmilebridge
References
{{Civil parishes of County Clare
Civil parishes of County Clare