Kiltoraght

Kiltoraght Cill Tórachta
Parish
Kiltoraght
Coordinates: 52°58′05″N 9°10′03″W / 52.968053°N 9.167583°W / 52.968053; -9.167583Coordinates: 52°58′05″N 9°10′03″W / 52.968053°N 9.167583°W / 52.968053; -9.167583
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare, County Limerick
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Kiltoraght (Irish: Cill Tórachta^[1]) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is just south of Kilfenora and is part of Catholic parish of Kilfenora.

Location

The parish is in the barony of Corcomroe, and is 2.75 miles (4.43 km) southeast of Kilfenora. It is 2.5 by 2 miles (4.0 by 3.2 km) and covers 3,091 acres (1,251 ha). The land is mostly suitable for farming, either tillage or rich pasture. Lough Fergus lies on the western boundary of the parish. The parish is crossed by the road from Kilfenora to Ennis. The main hamlet in 1845 was Knockeighra.^[2]

Antiquities and History

The name of the patron saint of the parish is not found in the Irish Martyrologies. The old church in the townland of Knockroe is completely ruined. In 1580 there were two castles in the parish, at Inchovea and Kilmore, both the property of Teige MacMurrogh O’Brien.^[3] The main antiquities surviving in 1845 were Knockaunacurra fort and the ruin of Inchovea castle.^[2]

The population in 1841 was 1,074 in 163 houses. In 1845 the parish was united with the Catholic parish of Clooney.^[2] Kiltoraght today is part of Catholic parish of Kilfenora in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It is served by the church of Saint Attracta, Kiltoraght.^[4]

Townlands

Townlands are Ballynacarhagh, Derrynaheilla, Drumeevin, Kilmore North, Kilmore South, Knockaneden, Knockroe and Toormore.^[5]

References

Citations

Sources

"Cill Tórachta". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
Frost, James (1897). "Corcomroe, Kiltoraght Parish". The History and Topography of the County of Clare. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
"Map of Kiltoraght Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
"Parish of Kilfenora". Diocese of Galway. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
"Kiltoraght". Parliamentary Gazeteer of Ireland 1845. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

Baronies and civil parishes of County Clare

Barony	Civil parishes

Bunratty Lower	Bunratty Clonloghan Drumline Feenagh Kilconry Kilfinaghta Kilfintinan Killeely (part) Kilmaleery Kilmurry-Negaul Kilnasoolagh St. Munchin's (part) St. Patrick's (part) Tomfinlough

Bunratty Upper	Clooney Doora Inchicronan Kilraghtis Quin Templemaley

Burren	Abbey Carran Drumcreehy Gleninagh Kilcorney Killonaghan Killeany Kilmoon Noughaval Oughtmama Rathborney

Clonderalaw	Kilchreest Kildysart Kilfidane Killimer Killofin Kilmihil Kilmurry McMahon

Corcomroe	Clooney (Corcomroe) Kilfenora Killaspuglonane Kiltoraght Kilmanaheen Kilmacrehy Killilagh Kilshanny

Ibrickane	Kilfarboy Killard Kilmurry Ibrickane Kilmacduane (part)

Inchiquin	Dysert Inagh Kilkeedy Kilnaboy Kilnamona Rath Ruan

Islands	Clareabbey Clondagad Drumcliff Killone Kilmaley

Moyarta	Kilballyowen Kilfearagh (Kilkee) Kilrush Moyarta Kilmacduane (part)

Tulla Lower	Clonlea Killaloe Killokennedy Killuran Kilseily Kiltenanlea O'Brien's Bridge Ogonnelloe

Tulla Upper	Clonrush Feakle Kilnoe Moynoe Tuamgraney Tulla Inishcaltra

* (part) refers to civil parishes which span two different baronies

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