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Killaloe (/ ˌ k ɪ l ə ˈ l uː / kil-ə-LOO; Irish: Cill Dalua, meaning 'church of Dalua' [7]) is a small town in east County Clare, Ireland.It lies on the River Shannon on the western bank of Lough Derg and is connected by Killaloe Bridge to the "twin town" of Ballina on the eastern bank of the lake.
The first bishop was Saint Flannan. Turlogh O’Brien built a bridge over the River Shannon at Killaloe in 1054. Hugh O’Connor destroyed the castle of Killaloe in 1061 and burned the town. It was burned again in 1080 and 1084. Moriertach, King of Ireland was buried in Killaloe in 1120 in a great ceremony.
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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. [4] As at 1845, the parish was crossed by the road from Ennis to Milltown Malbay. [2] In the 1830s fairs were held at Cornally four times a year. [4] In 1841 the population was 4,908 in 758 houses. [2]
Killaloe is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Scáth na Sionnaine grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. As of 2021 [update] , the co-parish priest is James Grace.
The local authority for the county is Clare County Council. Fianna Fáil lost its overall majority on the council in 2004. [23] As of the 2009 local election, Fianna Fáil is the largest party, with 13 of the 28 seats. The county seat is at Ennis, which also serves as a major regional hub for County Clare.
County Clare: A History and Topography "Map of Kilfarboy Parish showing Townlands". Clare county Library "Miltown Malbay (Kilfarboy) Churches". Diocese of Killaloe "Miltown Malbay (Kilfarboy) Parish Profile". Diocese of Killaloe "Mullagh (Kilmurry-Ibrickane)".
The Diocese of Killaloe (/ ˌ k ɪ l ə ˈ l uː / kil-ə-LOO; Irish: Deoise Chill Dalua) 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 and Paul in Ennis, County Clare.