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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
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Doora (Template:Lang-ga) is a village and traditional civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.
Name
The name is derived from the Irish Dubh Rath which can be translated as Black Fort. This name can most likely be attributed to the large area of bogland in the locality. In the Ordnance Survey Letters by John O'Donovan and Eugene Curry 1839, Doora is translated as Duire referring to bogland or wetland ref Clare County Library and also in The Topography of County Clare by John Frost.
History
The history of Saint Breccan of Arran says he founded a church in Daclais that is named after him. The townland of Kilbreckan holds the ruined church of Carrantemple, a very old building, which may be this church. Two holy wells in the parish are dedicated to Saint Breccan. There is also a ruined church named Kellavella. The parish has the remains of two castles. Ballyhannon Castle was the property of William Neylan in 1580. Renamed Castlefergus, it was still well preserved in 1893. The other castle, Clonmore, was completely ruined.
As of 1841 the parish had a population of 2,365 in 370 houses, almost all Catholic.
Parish location
The civil parish of Doora is 1.75 miles (2.82 km) east of Ennis, and is on the west border of the barony of Upper Bunratty. It is about 3.75 miles (6.04 km) long, and up to 3 miles (4.8 km) wide, covering 5,927 acres (2,399 ha). Much of the land is bog or upland pasture.
The parish contains the townlands of Ardsollus, Ballaghboy, Ballyglass, Ballyortla (North), Ballyortla (South), Ballyvonnavaun, Bunnow, Castlefergus, Castletown, Cloonawee, Cloonmore, Corebeg, Creggaun, Deerpark, Dooneen, Drim, Drumdoolaghty, Finanagh, Gaurus, Gortataggart, Gorteen, Kilbreckan, Kilfeilim, Killawinna, Knockanean, Knockaskibbole, Knockhogan, Monanoe, Moyriesk and Noughaval.
Facilities
Doora is now part of the Catholic parish of Doora-Barefield. Doora village has its local church, St Brecans. There is a local school and a GAA ground at Gurteen. St Josephs Doora-Barefield GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
References
Citations
- ^ Frost 1893, p. 49.
- Frost 1893, p. 50.
- ^ Parliamentary Gazeteer of Ireland 1845.
- Map of Doora Parish showing Townlands.
- Our Parish: Doora-Barefield.
Sources
- Frost, James (1893). The History and Topography of the County of Clare: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the 18th Century. author. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "Map of Doora Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- "Our Parish". Doora-Barefield parish. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- Doora, Dowry, or Dowrie. 1845. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
| Baronies and civil parishes of County Clare | |
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| Barony | Civil parishes |
| Bunratty Lower | |
| Bunratty Upper | |
| Burren | |
| Clonderalaw | |
| Corcomroe | |
| Ibrickane | |
| Inchiquin | |
| Islands | |
| Leitrim |
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| Moyarta | |
| Tulla Lower | |
| Tulla Upper | |
| * (part) refers to civil parishes which span two different baronies | |
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