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Corofin is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The parish is an amalgamation of the medieval parishes of Rath and Kilnaboy (or Killinaboy). [1] At least since 1731 both parishes are administered by one priest. [2] As of 2024 parish priest is Des Hillary with Pat O'Neil as assistant priest. [3]
Corofin (Irish: Cora Finne [2] or Coradh Finne) is a town on the River Fergus in northern County Clare, Ireland and also a parish of the same name in the Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The 2016 population was 776, up from 689 in 2011.
The parish is 6.5 by 2.75 miles (10.46 by 4.43 km) and covers 8,488 acres (3,435 ha). [4] The bridge at Corofin over the River Fergus is the northern boundary of the parish. Hamlets include Riverston and Knockmacart. The former West Clare Railway traversed the parish from east to west. The land consists of a mix of coarse pasture and good ...
As part of the parish of Corofin, its parish Gaelic football team won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1998 (defeating Erin's Isle), [5] 2015 (defeating Slaughtneil). [6] They also won the 2018 Championship (defeating Nemo Rangers ), [ 7 ] the 2019 Championship (defeating Dr Crokes ) [ 8 ] and the 2020 Championship ...
The Diocese of Killaloe is the second largest Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland.. It comprises the greater part of County Clare, a large portion of County Tipperary, and parts of Counties Offaly, Laois and Limerick, stretching from Birr Parish in the north to Toomevara Parish in the East and to Cross Parish on the Loop Head peninsula in the south-west of the diocese.
Three kilometres north of Corofin, the village is on the southeastern border of the limestone hills of the Burren and extends both into the lowlands to the south and into the hills to the north. Mullaghmore mountain is close by. There are extensive tracts of bog in the eastern portion of the parish. According to the 1837 survey of Lewis: [5]
It is located between the villages of Corofin (to the north) and Kilnamona (to the south) on the R476 road. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the county town - Ennis. The River Fergus flows through much of the parish. The parish of Rath is located to the north-west, Ruan to the north-east, Kilnamona to the south and Inagh to the west.
Corofin Castle is a mid-15th century tower house, now partly in ruins. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Corrofin's Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Colman and was built in the 1840s to replace an earlier 18th century chapel.