Coolmeen ( ga, Cúil Mhín), formerly called Kilfiddane ( ga, Cill Fheadáin), is a Roman Catholic parish in
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...
,
Ireland
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.
Location
The parish lies in the southeast of the barony of
Clonderalaw
Clonderalaw is an historical barony in County Clare, Ireland. Baronies are geographical divisions of land that are in turn is divided into civil parishes.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as administra ...
. It is southwest of
Kildysart
Kildysart, officially Killadysert (), is a village in County Clare, Ireland and a civil and Roman Catholic parish by the same name that surrounds the village.
Location
The parish lies on the east border of the barony of Clonderalaw. It is and ...
.
The parish is and covers . It extends from the
River Fergus
The River Fergus ( ga, An Forghas) 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 townlan ...
estuary westward along the
Shannon Estuary
The Shannon Estuary ( gle, Inbhear na Sionainne) is a large estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The estuary has Limerick City at its head and its seaward limits are marked by Loop Head to the north and Kerry Head to ...
and north to the head of Clonderlaw bay. The road from
Ennis
Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...
to
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. ...
runs through the parish.
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The original name of the parish, Kilfidane, is derived from a streamlet called ''Feadán'' in Irish. It runs near where the old church stood.][
There is a well dedicated to St. Senán about south of the church.][
]
Facilities
The parish of Coolmeen is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
The Diocese of Killaloe ( ; ga, Deoise Chill Dalua) is a Roman Catholic diocese in mid-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of ...
.
The parish has two churches, St Benedict's in Coolmeen and St Mary's in Cranny.
References
{{Baronies and civil parishes of County Clare
Towns and villages in County Clare
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe