Kilfinaghta

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Kilfinaghta

Cill Fhionnachta
Civil parish
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Kilfinaghta
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°44′N8°44′W / 52.74°N 8.74°W / 52.74; -8.74 Coordinates: 52°44′N8°44′W / 52.74°N 8.74°W / 52.74; -8.74
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Clare
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Kilfinaghta (Irish : Cill Fhionnachta [1] ) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, located to the east of Sixmilebridge and northeast of Shannon.

Geography

The civil parish of Kilfinaghta lies in the barony of Bunratty Lower. [2] It is in the southeastern part of the county and is bordered by Clonlea to the northeast, O'Brien's Bridge to the east, St. Munchin's to the southeast, Killeely to the southeast, Kilfintinan to the south, Feenagh to the southwest and Kilmurry to the northwest. [3] It is divided into 31 townlands: [4]

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References

  1. "Cill Fhionnachta". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. "Barony of Bunratty (Lower and Upper)". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. "Map of Civil Parishes of County Clare". Clare County Library. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. "Map of Kilfinaghta Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 14 March 2014.