Murroogh Explained

Murroogh
Native Name:Irish: Muiriúch Tuaithe
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:left
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
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.1333°N -9.2751°W

Murroogh,[1] sometimes named Murrooghtoohy or Murroghtwohy, is a hamlet in County Clare, Ireland. It covers the townlands of Murrooghtoohy North and Murrooghtoohy South. It is within the civil parish of Gleninagh, in the Barony of Burren.[2] The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht; an Irish-speaking community; until 1956.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/5777.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/murroghtwohy1845.htm Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1845