Killokennedy

Killokennedy Cill Ó gCinnéide
Civil parish
Killokennedy Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°49′51″N 8°35′40″W / 52.830773°N 8.594452°W / 52.830773; -8.594452Coordinates: 52°49′51″N 8°35′40″W / 52.830773°N 8.594452°W / 52.830773; -8.594452
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Killokennedy (Irish: Cill Ó gCinnéide^[1]) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.

Location

Killokennedy lies in the barony of Tulla Lower, County Clare, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Killaloe. It is on the road from Killaloe to Ennis. In 1837, as applotted under the tithe act, it contained 9,349 statute acres. Much of this is mountain pasture, and there is some bog.^[2] The Cragnamurragh and Glennagalliagh mountains rise to 1,729 feet (527 m) and 1,458 feet (444 m) in altitude. The parish is about 7.5 by 2.75 miles (12.07 by 4.43 km) covering 11,656 acres (4,717 ha) in total.^[3]

History

As of 1841 there were 3811 inhabitants in 596 houses. The Catholic chapel of Killokennedy was united to the chapel of Kiltenanlea.^[3] Part of Killokennedy was amalgamated with Kilseily to form what is now the parish of Broadford in the Diocese of Killaloe.^[4]

Townlands

Townlands are Aharinaghbeg, Ballymoloney, Ballyquin Beg, Ballyquin More, Barbane, Cappanaslish, Cloongaheen East, Cloongaheen West, Cloonyconry Beg, Cloonyconry More, Coolderry, Crean, Formoyle Beg, Formoyle More, Kilbane, Killeagy (Goonan), Killeagy (Ryan), Killeagy (Stritch), Killokennedy, Kilmore, Kyleglass, Leitrim, Muingboy, Shannaknock, Springmount, Tooreen and Woodpark.^[5]

References

Citations

Sources

"Broadford". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
"Cill Ó gCinnéide". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
Killokennedy. 1845. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
Lewis, Samuel (1837). "County Clare: A History and Topography". Retrieved 2014-03-30.
"Map of Killokennedy Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 2014-03-30.

Baronies and civil parishes of County Clare

Barony	Civil parishes

Bunratty Lower	Bunratty Clonloghan Drumline Feenagh Kilconry Kilfinaghta Kilfintinan Killeely (part) Kilmaleery Kilmurry-Negaul Kilnasoolagh St. Munchin's (part) St. Patrick's (part) Tomfinlough

Bunratty Upper	Clooney Doora Inchicronan Kilraghtis Quin Templemaley

Burren	Abbey Carran Drumcreehy Gleninagh Kilcorney Killonaghan Killeany Kilmoon Noughaval Oughtmama Rathborney

Clonderalaw	Kilchreest Kildysart Kilfidane Killimer Killofin Kilmihil Kilmurry McMahon

Corcomroe	Clooney (Corcomroe) Kilfenora Killaspuglonane Kiltoraght Kilmanaheen Kilmacrehy Killilagh Kilshanny

Ibrickane	Kilfarboy Killard Kilmurry Ibrickane Kilmacduane (part)

Inchiquin	Dysert Inagh Kilkeedy Kilnaboy Kilnamona Rath Ruan

Islands	Clareabbey Clondagad Drumcliff Killone Kilmaley

Moyarta	Kilballyowen Kilfearagh (Kilkee) Kilrush Moyarta Kilmacduane (part)

Tulla Lower	Clonlea Killaloe Killokennedy Killuran Kilseily Kiltenanlea O'Brien's Bridge Ogonnelloe

Tulla Upper	Clonrush Feakle Kilnoe Moynoe Tuamgraney Tulla Inishcaltra

* (part) refers to civil parishes which span two different baronies

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