Labasheeda
Labasheeda
Leaba Shíoda | |
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Village | |
The old National School of Labasheeda | |
![]() ![]() Labasheeda Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 52°37′N 9°14′W / 52.62°N 9.24°WCoordinates: 52°37′N 9°14′W / 52.62°N 9.24°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Clare |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | R156531 |
Labasheeda (Irish: Leaba Shíoda, meaning 'silken bed')[1] is a village in the parish of Kilmurry McMahon in County Clare, Ireland. The village is set on a peninsula on the banks of the Shannon estuary.
Location[]
The village lies in an indentation of the Shannon Estuary.[2] It is in the civil parish of Killofin in the barony of Clonderalaw.[3] Killofin today is part of the Catholic parish of Kilmurry McMahon, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[4] The church of St Ciarán's is in Labasheeda.[5]
In 1841 there were 606 people in 108 houses.[2]
Sports[]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is called Shannon Gaels while the local athletics club is called St Marys AC.
Notable people[]
- Dan Furey - dance teacher and fiddler
- Daniel Gallery - alderman Montreal, Liberal MP and Whip Canada
See also[]
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
References[]
- ^ "Leaba Shíoda/Labasheeda". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Labasheeda". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Killofin". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Kilmurry McMahon". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Kilmurry McMahon Churches". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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- Towns and villages in County Clare
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