Labasheeda
Leaba Shรญoda | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 The old National School of Labasheeda | |
  Labasheeda Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52ยฐ37โฒN 9ยฐ14โฒW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ52.62ยฐN 9.24ยฐW | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Elevation | 20ย m (66ย ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R156531 |
Labasheeda (Irish: Leaba Shรญoda, 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
editThe 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 Ciarรกn's is in Labasheeda.[5]
In 1841 there were 606 people in 108 houses.[2]
Sports
editThe local Gaelic Athletic Association team is called Shannon Gaels while the local athletics club is called St Marys AC.
Notable people
edit- Dan Furey - dance teacher and fiddler
- Daniel Gallery - alderman Montreal, Liberal MP and Whip Canada
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Leaba Shรญoda/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. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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