Coolmeen (Irish: Cúil Mhín[1]), formerly called Kilfiddane (Irish: Cill Fheadáin[2]), is a Roman Catholic parish in County Clare, Ireland.
Coolmeen
Cúil Mhín | |
|---|---|
Parish | |
  Coolmeen | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′00″N 9°12′57″W / 52.649887°N 9.21573°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Clare |
Location
editThe parish lies in the southeast of the barony of Clonderalaw. It is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of Kildysart. The parish is 7 by 3 miles (11.3 by 4.8 km) and covers 13,733 acres (5,558 ha). It extends from the River Fergus estuary westward along the Shannon Estuary and north to the head of Clonderlaw bay. The road from Ennis to Kilrush runs through the parish.[3]The name Coolmeen comes from the Irish Cúil mhín meaning 'flat hillock'.[citation needed]
The original name of the parish, Kilfidane, is derived from a streamlet called Feadán in Irish. It runs near where the old church stood.[4] There is a well dedicated to St Senán about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of the church.[4]
Facilities
editThe parish of Coolmeen is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The parish has two churches, St Benedict's in Coolmeen and St Mary's in Cranny.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cúil Mhín". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Cill Fheadáin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Kilfidane, Kilfedane, or Kilfiddane". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ a b James Frost (1893). "East Corcabaskin, Kilfiddane Parish". The History and Topography of the County of Clare. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Coolmeen (Kilfidane)". Diocese of Killaloe. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2014.