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Newmarket-on-Fergus
Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin (), is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It is from Ennis, from Shannon Airport, and from Limerick. History The English rendering of the name 'Newmarket-on-Fergus' probably owes its origin to the fact that an older 'Market' at nearby Bunratty (on the Ogarney River) predated the 'newer' market located at the village and hence Newmarket-on-Fergus; there is also a popular myth attributing the name-change to Lord Inchiqin who supposedly renamed the village after the famous racecourse, and following a victory at the horse-racing centre in England having wagered Dromoland Estate on the race. In the grounds of his neo-Gothic mansion, Dromoland Castle, is the most extensive hill-fort in Ireland, Mooghaun, Mooghaun Hill-Fort, with several acres of ground encompassed within its treble walls. It is supposed to have been the site of a prehistoric walled village and a meeting place in about 500 BC. It is regarded as the oldest ring fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish Of Newmarket-on-Fergus
Newmarket-on-Fergus is a Parish (Catholic Church), parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is centred on Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Origins The church in Ireland was originally organized around monasteries. Diocesan organisation was instituted in 1111 AD by the Synod of Ráth Breasail. The first known list of parishes for the diocese of Killaloe dates to 1303; it includes seven parishes that constitute the present parish of Newmarket-on-Fergus. These were: Kilnasoolagh, Tuamfinlough, Bunratty, Drumline (County Clare), Drumline, Clonloghan, Kilconry and Kilmaleery. Tuamfinlough (now Fenloe) is the oldest known settlement in the region of Newmarket. It was the site of a monastery founded early in the 6th century by Saint Luchtigern. The monastery was sacked by Turlough O'Brien in 1054. Bunratty had a large population in the 13th century, protected by the Normans, and probably the other churches were subordinate to Bunratty, apar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenloe
Tomfinlough () is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. A Christian establishment was first made here around 540 AD. The parish lands were often raided by Irish, Viking, Norman and English forces in the years that followed. The church was allowed to fall into ruins during the period when the Catholic Church was penalized in Ireland. Location The ruined parish church stands at the northern end of the lake named Finn Lough or Fenloe. The name "Tomfinlough" means Tomb or Tumulus of the Fair Lake. It is in the barony of Bunratty Lower in County Clare, about northwest of the village of Six-Mile-Bridge. The parish contains the village of Ardsallis. The parish contains the following townlands: Ayleacotty, Ballycar, Boheraroan, Caherkine, Caherscooby, Carrowmeer, Carrownakilly, Finlough, Granaghan, Granaghan Beg, Granaghan More, Kilnacrandy, Langough, Mausnarylaan, Mooghaun North, Mooghaun South, Muckanagh (Butler), Muckanagh (Studdert), Muckanagh (Vandeleur), Newmarket, Rathl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M18 Motorway (Ireland)
The M18 motorway () is an inter-urban motorway in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, forming part of the Limerick, Ennis to Galway (city), Galway national primary road, which, in turn, forms part of the Atlantic Corridor called for as part of the Transport 21 project. Route The motorway starts at junction 9 on the Shannon, County Clare, Shannon bypass and heads in a northerly direction where it bypasses the town of Newmarket-on-Fergus via the townlands of Killulla, Knocksaggart and Ballyconneely. After Newmarket-on-Fergus the motorway runs alongside Dromoland, where significant historical features can be seen from the mainline. As the route gets further north it develops into a more modern style of road: the Ennis Bypass. The median was constructed with an H2 concrete barrier rather than the wide grassy median seen in the earlier stretch to the south, and it features a lower noise-wearing course. Bypassing the notorious bottlenecks of Ennis town and Clarecastle village, this secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumline, County Clare
Drumline () is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, located about northwest of Limerick, just north of Shannon. Location The parish is in the Bunratty Lower barony, and is southwest of Sixmilebridge and almost southeast of Newmarket-on-Fergus. It is and covers 2,955. In 1841 the population was 1,327 in 187 houses. A small part of the south of the parish lied on the River Shannon. The townlands are Ballycasey Beg, Ballycasey More, Ballycunneen, Crossagh, Culleen, Drumline, Firgrove, Knockaun, Mogullaan, Smithstown and Tullyvarraga. History The parish is named after the townland of Dromline, or ''Druim Laigean'' in Irish, meaning the hillside of the spears. There were two castles. One, in the townland of Dromline, was owned in 1580 by Mortogh O’Brien, son of Conor, first Earl of Thomond. The other is in the townland of Smithstown (Baile na gabhna), and in 1580 was owned by O’Maoelconery. As of 1897 its ruins were in good condition. The first known li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dromoland Castle
Dromoland Castle () is a castle, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland. It is operated as a five-star luxury hotel with a golf course, with its restaurant, the "Earl of Thomond", being awarded a Michelin star in 1995, under head chef Jean Baptiste Molinari. Castle History Dromoland Castle was the ancestral home of the O'Briens, Barons of Inchiquin, who are one of the few native Gaelic families of royal blood, and direct descendants of Brian Boroimhe (Boru), High King of Ireland in the eleventh century. For reasons of health and financial concerns, in the early 1960s Donough O'Brien (of the O'Brien dynasty), the sixteenth Baron of Inchiquin, decided to sell Dromoland castle, along with a parcel of 400 acres of land plus shooting and fishing rights to an American businessman, Bernard McDonough. McDonough, who was from West Virginia, had grandparents who had lived not far from Newmarket-on-Fergus, the village closest to the estate. After purchasing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilnasoolagh
Kilnasoolagh () is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland, and a townland within that parish. Church records mention the parish in 1256. Location In 1845 the parish lay on the west border of the barony of Lower Bunratty. It is west of Newmarket-on-Fergus and is in area. It covers just over , including in Dromoland lake. The land is on the east of the upper Fergus estuary and is generally fertile. The parish contains the townlands of Ballygirreen, Ballynacragga, Ballysallagh East, Ballysallagh West, Ballyconneely, Carrigoran, Corkanaknockaun, Dromoland, Ing East, Ing West, Kilkieran, Knockmurragha, Knocksaggart, Latoon North, Latoon South, Lisduff, Kilnasoolagh, Rathfolan and Trennahow. History Kilnasoolagh means the Church of the Religious People. There are records of a priest named Peter being in charge of the parish in 1256. The ''History of the Wars of Thomond'' often refers to Kilnasoolagh. In 1311 Mahone O'Brien and Loghlen Reagh O'Dea met there, and in 1312 Murtag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunratty
Bunratty (, meaning "mouth of the Raite") is a village in County Clare, Ireland, near Bunratty Castle. It is connected by the N18 road to Limerick and Galway. The Raite river defines the parish's eastern boundary and flows into the Shannon Estuary, which defines the southern boundary. History The first settlement in Bunratty may have been set up by Vikings in the 10th century. The Annals of the Four Masters report that Brian Boru destroyed a Viking settlement in the area in 977. Around 1250 the Anglo-Norman ruler Mucegros was given the right to hold a market and fair at Bunratty. He built the castle in 1277. The castle became the main residence of Richard de Clare, owner of all of Thomond. In the late 13th century, Bunratty had about 1,000 inhabitants. Richard de Clare was killed in 1311, and in 1314 the town of Bunratty was burned to the ground by the local people. The castle was sacked in 1332. The current Bunratty Castle was built by the MacNamara family in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N18 Road (Ireland)
The N18 road is a national primary road in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, connecting the cities of Limerick and Galway. Ennis and Gort are two major towns on the route, and Shannon Airport is reached via the connecting N19 road (Ireland), N19. The west coast route continues on to Sligo as the N17 road (Ireland), N17. The section from Limerick to the N19 junction forms part of European route E20, and the entire route is part of the proposed Atlantic Corridor. The section of motorway from Shannon, County Clare, Shannon to Claregalway is designated the M18 motorway (Ireland), M18 motorway. The toll tunnel, tolled Limerick Tunnel forms part of the route. Route N18 Limerick to Shannon As of 27 July 2010, the N18 commences at the Rosbrien interchange, a major interchange south of Limerick city, where it joins the M7 motorway (Ireland), M7 motorway to Dublin and N20 road, M20 motorway towards Cork (city), Cork and Tralee. The dual carriageway continues north, intersecting with the N69 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmaleery
Kilmaleery () is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the Catholic parish of Newmarket-on-Fergus. Location The parish lies on the western border of the barony of Bunratty Lower. It is southwest of Newmarket, County Clare. The parish is and covers . It forms part of the eastern seaboard of the River Fergus estuary, and generally is good farmland. Antiquities and history The name of the parish implies an ecclesiastical origin, but nothing is known of the patron saint. As of 1897 the church was very dilapidated. There is one holy well, ''Tobar Mailiaraidh'', and a ''lios'' or small ringfort called Knockadoon. As of 1837 the parish was part of the Catholic union of Newmarket, and had a chapel at Carrigeary. In 1841 the population was 737 in 104 houses. There were three castle, very well preserved in 1897. In 1580 Urlan was inhabited by Murtagh MacClancy and Bodavoher was the property of Donagh MacClancy. Clenagh is not mentioned in list of the Castles of Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Clare
County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority. The county had a population of 127,938 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The county seat and largest settlement is Ennis. Etymology There are two main hypotheses for the origins of the county name "Clare". One is that the name is derived from Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond, Thomas de Clare an Anglo-Norman peer and soldier from the de Clare family, who was deeply embroiled in local politics and fighting in the 1270s and 1280 and had had acquired land in Kilkenny and Thomond that included the Castle of Clare. In 1590 County Clare was named after the castle, which is in a strategic location. An alternative hypothesis is that the county name ''Clare'' comes from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from trackways suitable only for walkers and horses, to surfaced roads including modern motorways. Driving is on the left-hand side of the road. The major routes were established before Irish independence and consequently take little cognisance of the border other than a change of identification number and street furniture. Northern Ireland has had motorways since 1962, and has a well-developed network of primary, secondary and local routes. The Republic started work on its motorway network in the early 1980s; and historically, the road network there was once somewhat less well developed. However, the Celtic Tiger economic boom and an influx of European Union structural funding, saw national roads and regional roads in the Republic of Ireland, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Fergus
The River Fergus () is a river within the Shannon River Basin which flows in County Clare, Ireland. The river begins at Lough Fergus in north Clare and flows into the Shannon Estuary. The source is at Lough Fergus in the townland of Kilmore North. At Knockroe, the river is joined by a tributary stream called the Clooneen River. The Fergus flows underground for about a kilometre in Cahermacon, near Kilnaboy. The river then flows through Lough Inchiquin. Just after this lake, a tributary which has its source at Loughnagowan joins the Fergus. The river then flows along by the village of Corofin. After Corofin, the river flows through Lough Atedaun, Ballyteige Lough, Dromore Lough and Ballyallia Lake. The river then flows through the town of Ennis, where it is crossed by six road bridges, a pedestrian bridge and a railway bridge. There is also a small branch which splits off just north of Ennis and rejoins the main flow to the east of the town. Another tributary, a stream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
