Clarina
Clár Aidhne | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Clarina crossroads | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′02″N 08°43′47″W / 52.63389°N 8.72972°W / 52.63389; -8.72972 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Clarina (Irish: Clár Aidhne) is a village in County Limerick in the province of Munster, Ireland.[1] It lies between Mungret and Kildimo on the N69 road 8 km (5 mi) west of the centre of Limerick city. The village is close to the River Maigue is a tributary of the River Shannon and enters the Shannon Estuary between Limerick city and the mouth of the Deel river, Askeaton, County Limerick.
Clarina is within the Patrickswell-Ballybrown parish. The main area of interest is the nearby location of Carrigogunnell Castle.
Schools
Clarina has a mixed national (primary) school called St. Joseph's National School.[2]
History
Clarina Castle, also known as Elm Park, was a country house designed for the 3rd Baron Clarina in the late 1820s. Further work was undertaken by Rawson Carroll in the 1880s. It was demolished in the 1960s.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "St. Joseph's N.S. / Ballybrown National School". ballybrownns.ie.
- ^ "1828 – Clarina Castle, Clarina. Co. Limerick". 29 October 2012.
- ^ Potter, Matthew (Summer 1998). "The Life and Times of Eyre Massey, First Baron Clarina of Elm Park (1719-1804)" (PDF). The Old Limerick Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2017.
External links
- Ballybrown Village
- Ballybrown Journal
- Ballybrown-Clarina GAA
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