Coolmeen (parish) explained

Coolmeen
Settlement Type:Parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Coordinates:52.6499°N -9.2157°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clare
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Coolmeen (Irish: Cúil Mhín[1]), formerly called Kilfiddane (Irish: Cill Fheadáin[2]), is a Roman Catholic parish in County Clare, Ireland.

Location

The parish lies in the southeast of the barony of Clonderalaw. It is southwest of Kildysart.The parish is 7by and covers . It extends from the River Fergus estuary westward along the Shannon Estuary and north to the head of Clonderlaw bay. The road from Ennis to Kilrush runs through the parish.The name Coolmeen comes from the Irish Cúil mhín meaning 'flat hillock'.

The original name of the parish, Kilfidane, is derived from a streamlet called Feadán in Irish. It runs near where the old church stood.There is a well dedicated to St Senán about south of the church.

Facilities

The parish of Coolmeen is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The parish has two churches, St Benedict's in Coolmeen and St Mary's in Cranny.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cúil Mhín . Placenames Database of Ireland. 2014-04-10.
  2. Web site: Cill Fheadáin . Placenames Database of Ireland. 2014-04-10.
  3. Web site: Coolmeen (Kilfidane). 2014-03-31. Diocese of Killaloe. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310164724/http://www.killaloediocese.ie/parish/coolmeen-kilfidane/church.html. 10 March 2016. dead.