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.