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Cree (Creegh)
Cree or Creegh () is a small village in County Clare in Ireland. It is situated at a crossroads near the towns of Doonbeg and Cooraclare In the west of the county. The nearest large towns are Kilrush and Ennis which are away respectively. The Central Statistics Office 2006 census put the population of Cree and its townlands at 457. In Dromheilly Cree there is a holy shrine located which every year in August has a week of masses that people from west Clare attend. Cree is in the Cree/Cooraclare parish and in the diocese of Killaloe. Nearby villages and small towns include Cooraclare, Doonbeg, Mullagh, Quilty, Kilmihil, Kilkee and Milltown Malbay. History In the 15th and 16th centuries the land in Clare was divided into baronies. Cree comes from the Irish word ''Críoch'' meaning the end, which was because the village was situated at the border of one of these baronies Ibrickane and Corca Bhaiscin. Amenities Serving the area is a Catholic Church( Saint Mary's) one public ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a Unitary state, unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President of Ireland, President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullagh, County Clare
Mullagh () is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It lies not far from the Atlantic coast, some 5 km southeast of Quilty and 6.5 km south-southeast of Spanish Point. Nearby towns include Milltown Malbay (7 km to the north) and Kilrush (22 km to the south). Parish The village of Mullagh is the centre of the parish of Kilmurry Ibrickane in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The local church is named St. Mary's. Demographics The village had a population of 229 in the 2006 Census. Amenities Mullagh National School, located at the top of Mullagh hill, has undergone much enlargement and many changes over the years, its latest extension having been officially opened on 23 June 2008. Sport The local Gaelic football team is Kilmurry Ibrickane GAA, playing in Quilty, but with their training complex in Mullagh. The club were winners of the Munster football final in 2004 and 2009 and of the County final in 2008 and 2009, 2004, 2002, 1993,1966, 1963 and 1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Kelly (Irish Politician)
Patrick Michael Kelly (10 August 1875 – 20 November 1934) was an Irish soldier, farmer and politician. He was a member of the Irish Free State Oireachtas as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1927 to 1932. Biography He was the eldest son of Tom Bán Kelly and Bridget Davoren and the grandson of the successful landowner, Pat Mór Kelly, and Bridget Gibson from Fortview in County Clare. As a soldier he was a member of the Household Cavalry, with whom he distinguished himself with honours in the Boer War. After the war he returned to County Clare to take over the farm at Clonina and eventually to enter political life. Kelly was known as a leader during Ireland's struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th century. He was privately educated at home until 1889, when at the age of 14 he was sent to the Jesuit Mungret College in Limerick where he stayed until 1891. He then became a medical student at University College Cork, but clearly retai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Kelly (fiddler)
__NOTOC__ Patrick Kelly (1905–1976) was an Irish fiddle-player and teacher. Kelly was born in Cree, County Clare, and learned to play when he was young. His youth were the heyday of the American Wakes and the house dances. His style was influenced by the Kerry fiddler George Whelan (also the mentor of his father) and Danny Mescal. Both acted as his teachers and mentors. Style Patrick Kelly specialized in music set in 12/8 pieces. While teaching in Cree and surroundings, he also passed on the Foxhunters Reel. Characteristic of Kelly was the tuning of his fiddle in GDGD, so he could use droning and double stopping. Personal Patrick Kelly was the only child of Tim Kelly and Maria Killeen (1863–1951). Around 1930, Kelly married Margaret "Dilly" Golden from Cree. They had seven children. Discography * ''Ceol an Clair, Vol. I'' ( CCÉ CL 17) - along with Junior Crehan, Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan, and John Kelly John or Jack Kelly may refer to: People Academics an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |