Kilconry (Irish: Cill Chomhraí[1]) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Limerick, west of Shannon on the estuary of the River Shannon. The main village in the area is Ballycalla/Ballcally and it contains the Shannon Golf Club and Shannon Airport.
Kilconry
Cill Chomhraí | |
|---|---|
Civil parish | |
  Kilconry Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°42′22″N 8°56′8″W / 52.70611°N 8.93556°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Geography
editThe civil parish of Kilconry lies in the barony of Bunratty Lower.[2] It is in the southern part of the county and is bordered by Kilmaleery to the north and Clonloghan to the east and the River Shannon to the south and west.[3] It is divided into 9 townlands:[4]
- Ballycally
- Ballyhennessy
- Carrigerry
- Feenish
- Garrynamona
- Inishmacnaghtan
- Rineanna North
- Rineanna South
- Stonehall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cill Chomhraí". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Barony of Bunratty (Lower and Upper)". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Map of Civil Parishes of County Clare". Clare County Library. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Map of Kilconry Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 14 March 2014.