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Kilmaley Cill Mháille
Village
KilmaleyLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°49′04″N 9°06′33″W / 52.817651°N 9.109304°W / 52.817651; -9.109304
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	R258774

Kilmaley (Irish: Cill Mháille) is a village in County Clare, Ireland, 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Ennis. The name "Kilmaley" came from the Irish language "Cill Mhaile" which translates to Church of (Saint) Maley.

Geography

The Kilmaley River runs through the village. Kilmaley is in the barony of Islands, much of whose land is moor or mountain. There is forestry, in which you can go on short trails and many lakes for fishing.

There was a castle at Ballymacooda that in 1580 belonged to the Baron of Inchiquin.

Kilmaley Parish

The Kilmaley Parish area is the largest in County Clare. Every hill in the parish holds the remains of an ancient fort or rath, over 30 in total. As at 1845, the parish was crossed by the road from Ennis to Milltown Malbay.

In the 1830s fairs were held at Cornally four times a year. In 1841 the population was 4,908 in 758 houses.

Sports

The Kilmaley Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club was senior champions of Clare in 1985 and 2004.

There two sport fields in Kilmaley. The main field is a GAA field and the second is located behind Kilmaley National School and is used for hurling and camogie. Athletics is also very prominent where St. Cronans Athletic club lead the way in activities.

Religion

Kilmaley church was established in 1195 by Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Limerick and Thomond. He placed it in the charge of the Augustinians. In 1893 only part of the old church was still standing. Nearby there was a large cemetery and not far away two holy wells. The modern Catholic parish of Kilmaley, Inch and Connolly is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe, and has its parish office is in the Parochial House, Kilmaley. Churches in the parish include Our Lady of the Wayside in Inch, St John the Baptist in Kilmaley and St Michael the Archangel in Connolly.

Amenities

There are three primary schools in the parish of Kilmaley, Inch and Connolly: Kilmaley National School, Connolly National School and Inch National School. Two other schools, Kinkurk National School and Lisroe National School, closed in 1969 and 1970 respectively due to low class numbers. There is also a playschool or crèche located adjacent to Kilmaley National School and the main parish church (St Johns Church).

There are three pubs and three shops in the Kilmaley Parish area. Other local businesses including a number of local tractor and car repair garages.

Townlands

There are 54 Townlands in the parish, these are Ailldavore, Balleen, Ballydonohoe, Ballyillaun, Ballymacaula, Ballymacooda, Ballyvoe, Bealcragga, Booltiagh, Boolybrien, Boolynaknockaun, Boolynagleragh, Boolyneaska, Caherea, Cahermore, Cappalea North, Cappalea South, Carncreagh, Cloonlaheen, Cloontabonniv, Cloonbooly, Culleen, Derrynacarragh, Drumanure, Drumatehy, Feighroe, Furroor, Garrynagry, Glenletternafinny, Gortaganniv, Kilcloher, Kilcolumb, Kilmaley, Kinturk, Knockadangan, Knockatunna, Knockmore, Knockmoy, Kyleatunna, Lehaknock, Lecarrow Beg, Lecarrow More, Letteragh, Lisbiggeen, Lispuckaun, Lisroe, Loughburke, Magowna, Rathcrony, Reanagishagh, Sheeaun, Slaghbooly, Slievealoughaun and Tullaghaboy.

Notable people

References

Citations

1. Cill Mháille, Placenames Database of Ireland.
2. ^ Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1845.
3. ^ Frost 1903.
4. ^ Lewis 1837.
5. ^ Welcome to Kilmaley, Ireland Reaching Out.
6. Inch and Kilmaley, Map.
7. Inch and Kilmaley, Churches.
8. Map of Kilmaley Parish showing Townlands.

Sources

• "Cill Mháille". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
• Frost, James (1903). "Ui Cormaic, Kilmaley Parish". The History and Topography of the County of Clare. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
• "Inch and Kilmaley". Diocese of Killaloe. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
• "Inch and Kilmaley, Churches". Diocese of Killaloe. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
• "Inch and Kilmaley, Map". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
• Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Kilmaly". County Clare: A History and Topography. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
• "Map of Kilmaley Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
• "Kilmaly". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1845. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
• "Welcome to Kilmaley". Ireland Reaching Out. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

External links

Media related to Kilmaley at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Places in County Clare
County town: Ennis
Towns	Ennis Ennistymon Killaloe Kilkee Kilrush Lahinch Lisdoonvarna Milltown Malbay Newmarket-on-Fergus Shannon Tulla
Villages	Ardnacrusha Aughinish Ballaghline Ballyea Ballycannan Ballynacally Ballyvaughan Barefield Bodyke Boston Bridgetown Broadford Bunratty Cahiracon Carrigaholt Clarecastle Clonlara Cloonanaha Clooneenagh Connolly Coolmeen Cooraclare Coore Corofin Cranny Cratloe Cree Cross Crusheen Doolin Doonaha Doonbeg Doora Fanore Feakle Hurlers Cross Inagh Ivarstown Kilbaha Kildysart Kilfenora Kilkishen Killimer Kilmaley Kilmihil Kilmoon Kilmurry Kilnaboy Kilnamona Kilshanny Knock Labasheeda Liscannor Lissycasey Meelick Mountshannon Moyasta Mullagh Murroogh Noughaval O'Brien's Bridge O'Callaghan's Mills Parteen Quilty Quin Ruan Scarriff Sixmilebridge Spancill Hill Spanish Point Toonagh Tuamgraney Tubber Tullig Whitegate
Regions	Burren Loop Head Peninsula
Islands	Aughinish Canon Island Deer Island Inis Cathaig (or Scattery Island) Inis Cealtra Inishloe Inishmacowney Mutton Island Trummer
List of townlands in County Clare Category:Mountains and hills of County Clare Category:Rivers of County Clare Category:Geography of County Clare

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