Clooney, Corcomroe

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Clooney
Cluaine
Civil parish
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Clooney
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°53′50″N9°19′14″W / 52.89722°N 9.32056°W / 52.89722; -9.32056
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Clare
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Clooney (Irish : Cluaine [1] ) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It comprises the hamlets of Clooney (north and south), to the east of Ennistymon.

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Geography

It is part of the historical barony of Corcomroe that is situated in the north-western part of the county. It is bordered by the parish of Kilfenora to the north, Kiltoraght to the north-east, Rath to the east, Inagh to the south, Kilfarboy to the southwest, and Kilmanaheen to the west. [2] It is divided into 40 townlands: [3]

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References

  1. "Cluaine". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. "Map of Civil Parishes of County Clare". Clare County Library. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. "Map of Clooney Parish (Corcomroe) showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 9 March 2014.