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In 1868, the parish of Kilmacduane contained the following places:"KILMACDUANE, a parish in the barony of Moyarta, county Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N. of Kilrush, its post town. The parish is 5 miles long by 4 broad, and contains the village of Cooraclare. The surface consists chiefly of hill, moor, and unprofitable land. The streams Dunbeg and Creegh flow through the parish. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Killaloe, value with Kilmurray-Clonderalaw, £318, in the patronage of the bishop. There are two Roman Catholic chapels and six day schools. Dunganella, Gower, and Cloonena are the chief seats."
"COORACLARE, a village in the parish of Kilmacduane, barony of Moyarta, in the county of Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles to the N.E. of Kilrush."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018