Cooraclare is a village near Kilrush, in County Clare, Ireland, and a Catholic parish by the same name.

Location

The village of Cooraclare is in the parish of Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is 10 km from Kilrush on the road from Kilrush to Miltown Malbay. The old name for the parish is Kilmacduane, which was joined for a while to the parish of Kilmihil. In 1848 the two were again separated and Cooraclare took its present name. The parish includes the village of Cree, at times spelled Creegh. The parish has two churches, St Senan's in Cooraclare and St Mary's in Cree. Cooraclare lies on the River Doonbeg.

Sport and culture

Cooraclare have won the Clare Senior Football Championship in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1944, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1986 and 1997, and also hosts the Rose of Clare Festival every year in August since 1979 A song associated with Cooraclare is entitled "The Chapel Gate of Cooraclare".

People

Famous natives or residents include: