Labasheeda

Village in County Clare, Ireland

Village in Munster, Ireland
Labasheeda
Leaba Shíoda
Village
The old National School of Labasheeda
The old National School of Labasheeda
52°37′N 9°14′W / 52.62°N 9.24°W / 52.62; -9.24
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR156531

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leaba Shíoda/Labasheeda". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Labasheeda". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Killofin". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Kilmurry McMahon". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Kilmurry McMahon Churches". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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