Cooraclare () is a village near

Kilrush Kilrush () is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is also the name of a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish in Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. ...

, in

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, and a Catholic parish by the same name.

Location

The village of Cooraclare is in the parish of Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) in the

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. It is from

on the road from Kilrush to Miltown Malbay. The old name for the parish is Kilmacduane, which was joined for a while to the parish of Kilmihil. In 1848 the two were again separated and Cooraclare took its present name. The parish includes the village of

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, at times spelled Creegh. The parish has two churches, St Senan's in Cooraclare and St Mary's in Cree. Cooraclare lies on the River Doonbeg.

Sport and culture

Cooraclare Cooraclare () is a village near Kilrush, in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a Cooraclare (parish), Catholic parish by the same name. Location The village of Cooraclare is in the parish of Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) in the Roman Cat ...

have won the

Clare Senior Football Championship The Clare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition organised by Clare GAA between the top twelve gaelic football clubs in County Clare, Ireland. The winners represent the county in the Munster Senio ...

in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1944, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1986 and 1997, and also hosts the Rose of Clare Festival every year in August since 1979 A song associated with Cooraclare is entitled "The Chapel Gate of Cooraclare".

Notable people

Famous natives or residents include: * Brendan Daly, politician and government minister * Seán Kinsella, chef who was born in Cooraclare *

Mick Lillis Mick Lillis is a Gaelic games coach and manager and former player. He played for the Laois county football team, later managing them and has also been involved with numerous clubs in several counties. As well as managing winning senior champion ...

, Gaelic footballer for

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and, later, manager * Tom Morrissey, Gaelic footballer for Clare *''The D'Arcys Brothers'', who were active in the War of Independence. In 2023 a monument was erected to their memory by their nephew Brendan Daly in Cooraclare Village which is known as "D'Arcy's Remembered" **Michael D'Arcy who died age 22 at Poulmore Cooraclare whilst taking part in an ambush of the Cooraclare RIC. **Patrick D'Arcy who was an active Volunteer and later executed aged 25 in nearby Doonbeg. **Jack D'Arcy who was sentenced to death but evaded British custody en route to Limerick Gaol. During the Civil War Jack D'Arcy was captured again and awaiting a death sentence at Limerick Prison, however he along with 30 of his IRA comrades escaped Limerick Prison via digging an escape tunnel in the launderette section of Limerick prison. This tunnel took a week to dig and finally when complete they realised they had just tunneled their way into the nearby St. John of God's Mental Hospital. Nonetheless they escaped the grounds of the hospital with relative ease.

References

{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe Towns and villages in County Clare Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe

Location

Sport and culture

Notable people

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