Kilraghtis ( ga, Cill Reachtais) is a
civil parish of
County Clare, Ireland.
It covers an area northeast of the town of
Ennis
Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...
, and includes the Ennis suburb of
Roslevan.
Location
The parish of Kilraghtis is in the barony of
Bunratty Upper
Bunratty Upper is a barony in County Clare, Ireland. This ancient geographical division of land is in turn divided into six civil parishes.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and we ...
.
It is northeast of
Ennis
Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...
.
The parish is and covers .
In 1841 the population was 1,995 in 297 houses. The man hamlet at that time was Spancel-Hill.
The main road from Ennis to
Galway runs through the parish.
Roman Catholic Church
History and antiquities
There are few antiquities of any interest in the parish.
In 1893 the old church was very dilapidated. Nothing is known about the church or its patron.
There are no holy wells, and no significant raths or forts.
In 1559 the
Battle of Spancel Hill
The Battle of Spancel Hill took place in 1559 in County Clare, Ireland close to modern Kilraghtis when a force led by Sir Donnell O'Brien defeated his rival for leadership of the O'Briens Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond and his ally Richard ...
was fought nearby, during a succession dispute in the
O'Brien clan
The O'Brien dynasty ( ga, label=Classical Irish, Ua Briain; ga, label=Modern Irish, Ó Briain ; genitive ''Uí Bhriain'' ) is a nobility, noble house of Munster, founded in the 10th century by Brian Boru of the Dál gCais (Dalcassians). After ...
.
Townlands
The parish holds the
townlands of Ballyduff, Ballyline, Ballymacahil, Ballymaconna, Ballyogan, Bearnafunshin, Cahernalough, Cappagh Beg, Cappagh More, Carrowdotia, Cloonkerry, Cloontymurphy, Cullenagh, Curraderra, Cragard, Drumgloon, Drumquin, Drumgranagh, Knockaluskraun, Racorcraun, Rosslevan, Tooreen and Tullyvoghan.
The townland of Rosslevan is in the town of
Ennis
Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...
.
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{{Civil parishes of County Clare
Civil parishes of County Clare