Cooraclare

Cooraclare (Irish: Cuar an Chláir, meaning "recess of the plain"), is a village near Kilrush, in County Clare, Ireland, and a Catholic parish by the same name.

Cooraclare

Cuar an Chláir
Village
Cooraclare Church
Cooraclare
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°42′14″N 9°25′06″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR014627

Location

The village of Cooraclare is in the parish of Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kilrush on the road from Kilrush to Miltown Malbay. The old name for the parish is Kilmacduane, which was joined for a while to the parish of Kilmihil. In 1848 the two were again separated and Cooraclare took its present name. The parish includes the village of Cree, at times spelled Creegh.[1]

The parish has two churches, St Senan's in Cooraclare and St Mary's in Cree.[2]

Cooraclare lies on the River Doonbeg.[3]

Sport and culture

Cooraclare have won the Clare Senior Football Championship in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1944, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1986 and 1997, and also hosts the Rose Of Clare Festival every year in August.

A song associated with Cooraclare is entitled "The Chapel Gate Of Cooraclare".

People

Famous natives or residents include:

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See also
Village sign

References
  1. "Cooraclare (Kilmacduane)". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 31 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) Churches". Diocese of Killaloe. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. "Doonbeg River". Clare.ie. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. "Central Statistics Office : Census 2011". Cso.ie. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. "Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website". Histpop.org. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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