Kilconry Explained

Kilconry
Other Name:Cill Chomhraí
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:52.7061°N -8.9356°W
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Kilconry (Irish: Cill Chomhraí[1]) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, located about northwest of Limerick, west of Shannon on the estuary of the River Shannon. The main village in the area is Ballycalla/Ballcally and it contains the Shannon Golf Course and Shannon Airport.

Geography

The civil parish of Kilconry lies in the barony of Bunratty Lower.[2] It is in the southern part of the county and is bordered by Kilmaleery to the north and Clonloghan to the east and the River Shannon to the south and west.[3] It is divided into 9 townlands:[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Chomhraí. Placenames Database of Ireland . 2014-04-10.
  2. Book: Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland . 1845. Barony of Bunratty (Lower and Upper). 14 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Map of Civil Parishes of County Clare. Clare County Library. 14 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Map of Kilconry Parish showing Townlands. Clare County Library. 14 March 2014.