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Kilnaboy or Killinaboy () is a village,
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and
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in
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 ...
,
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. It is located in
the Burren The Burren ( ; ) is a karst/glaciokarst landscape centred in County Clare, on the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
, and as of the 2011 census the area had 347 inhabitants.


Civil parish

Kilnaboy is a parish in the historic Barony (Ireland), Barony of
Inchiquin Inchiquin () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 11 baronies in the county. Its chief town is Corofin, County Clare, Corofin. It is administered by Clare County C ...
. Its chief town, Corofin, is located on the southern extremity of the parish. It is mentioned with regard to the Papal taxation of 1302-06.


Geography

Three kilometres north of Corofin, the village is on the southeastern border of the limestone hills of the Burren and extends both into the lowlands to the south and into the hills to the north. Mullaghmore mountain is close by. There are extensive tracts of bog in the eastern portion of the parish. According to the 1837 survey of Lewis:
"The surface is boldly diversified and embellished with the picturesque lakes of Inchiquin and Tadune, the latter of which is but partly in the parish. The lake of Inchiquin is about 2½ miles in circumference, and is situated at the base of a richly wooded range of hills, forming a fine contrast to the bare limestone rocks in the vicinity."
Most of Inchiquin Lough is located in the parish, except for a small area in the southwest which lies in the parish of
Rath, County Clare Rath () is a civil parish in the barony of Inchiquin in County Clare, Ireland. Location Rath lies on the R460 regional road between Inagh to the south-west and Corofin to the north-east. It is about northwest of the county town – Ennis ...
.


Places of interest

There are over 300 national monuments in the area including Leamaneh Castle and Cahercommaun stone fort. On Roughan Hill there are a number of prehistoric structures including several wedge tombs such as Parknabinnia wedge tomb. Other wedge tombs are located in Tullycommon and Slievenaglasha townlands. Kilnaboy has a medieval church of 11th-century origin, repaired in 1715. The church includes a Sheela na Gig (possible medieval fertility symbol) over the door and a cross on the church gable. There is a
round tower A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with defensive walls such as curtain wall (fortification), curtain walls. Castle ...
nearby. Much of the territory making up the "Burren National Park" is located in Kilnaboy parish, but it extends into other neighbouring parishes. It is sometimes visited by botanists and archeologists. Glanquin house, Kilnaboy was used as an exterior of " Craggy Island Parochial House" in the comedy series ''
Father Ted ''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews (writer), Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for British television channel Channel 4. It aired over three seri ...
''. Leamaneh,
Inchiquin Inchiquin () is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 11 baronies in the county. Its chief town is Corofin, County Clare, Corofin. It is administered by Clare County C ...
and Ballyportry castles are located in the parish. Ballyportry is completely restored, while the other two are ruins. Other sites include Cross Inneenboy (a 12th century cross), and Cashlaungar (a stone ringfort located on the road to Carran).


Ecclesiastical parish

Kilnaboy is part of the parish of RC ( Corofin, Kilnaboy and Rath) in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe The Diocese of Killaloe ( ; ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church 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 Ss Peter a ...
. There are three churches in the parish: St Brigid's ( Corofin), St Joseph's (Kilnaboy) and St Mary's ( Rath).


Notable people

* Kilnaboy is home to the former Minister for defence, Tony Killeen. * Seamus Clancy is the first Clare
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
to win an All-Star award which was achieved in 1992. His brother Colm Clancy also had a role in that Munster championship winning side and their father Donal was one of the selectors. * Francis G. Neylon, a traditional Irish musician (concert flute, piccolo), was born in Kilnaboy in 1921 in the cottage now known as Tigh Éamoin.CCE Northeast Regional Hall of Fame Inductee: Frank G. Neylon - Concert Flute
/ref> * Michael Sonny Murphy, Ballycashen, Kilnaboy represented Ireland in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic games. He also held many County, Munster and National titles. He died aged 29 in 1936. A 10 mile Road Race is held every year in his memory.(11) * Colonel
Thomas Blood Thomas Blood (1618 – 24 August 1680) was an Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. Described in an American source as a "noted br ...
(1618 – 24 August 1680) Who attempted to steal the English
Crown Jewels Crown jewels are the objects of metalwork and jewellery in the regalia of a current or former monarchy. They are often used for the coronation of a monarch and a few other ceremonial occasions. A monarch may often be shown wearing them in portra ...
was born in Kilnaboy.


See also

* List of towns and villages in Ireland


References


External links


Kilnaboy parish at the Clare County Library

''Roughan Hill prehistoric landscape'' in: Burren Landscape and Settlement
{{Civil parishes of County Clare Towns and villages in County Clare