Feenagh, County Clare

Feenagh, or Finogh, Phinagh (Irish: Fíonach[1]) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.

Feenagh

Fíonach
Civil parish
Rossmanagher Castle
Feenagh
Coordinates: 52.743015°N 8.807003°W / 52.743015; -8.807003
CountryIreland
CountyClare

Location

Feenagh lies on the east border of the barony of Lower Bunratty.[2] The name means a plain overgrown with brushwood.[3] Feenagh is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the northwest of Sixmilebridge. The parish has an area of 2,854 acres (1,155 ha), about half of it craggy and the other half fertile.[2] In 1837 there were 2,632 statute acres as applotted under the tithe act.[4]

The parish contains the townlands of Ardkyle, Carrownalegaun, Cloghlea, Deerpark, Donnybrook, Feenagh (Moloney), Feenagh (Wilson), Newpark, Rath Beg, Rath More, Rossmanagher, Seersha and Springfield.[5] There is a holy well at Rathmore, dedicated to Saint Mochuille.[3] There are the ruins of an old castle at Rossmanagher.[4]

History

In 1580 the castle of Rosmanagher was owned by the Earl of Thomond. The learned family of the O'Maoelconerys lived for a long time in the townland of Adrkyle, where they ran a school teaching jurisprudence and general literature.[3] In 1834 there were 1,074 Catholics and 22 Protestants. In 1841 the population was 1,018 in 153 houses.[2] Fairs were held several times a year, mostly of sheep and pigs.[4]

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References

Citations

  1. Fíonach, Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. Parliamentary Gazetteer 1845.
  3. Frost 1893, p. 187.
  4. Lewis 1837.
  5. Map of Feenagh Parish showing Townlands.

Sources

  • "Fíonach". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  • Frost, James (1893). The History and Topography of the County of Clare: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the 18th Century. author. p. 187. Retrieved 7 March 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Finogh, or Phinagh". County Clare: A History and Topography. Retrieved 7 March 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Map of Feenagh Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  • "Feenagh, Finogh, or Phinagh". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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