Clooney, Bunratty Upper Explained

Clooney
Other Name:Cluaine
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Clare
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:52.8994°N -8.8617°W
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Clooney (Irish: Cluaine[1]) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, 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 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.[2] It is situated in the central part of the county and is bordered by Inchicronan to the north, Tulla to the east, Quin to the south, Doora to the southwest, and Kilraghtis to the west.[3] It is divided into 25 townlands:[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cluaine . Placenames Database of Ireland. 2014-04-10.
  2. Book: Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland . Barony of Bunratty (Lower and Upper). 1845. 2014-03-09.
  3. Web site: Map of Civil Parishes of County Clare. Clare County Library. 9 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Map of Clooney Parish (Bunratty Upper) showing Townlands. Clare County Library. 9 March 2014.