Templemaley
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Templemaley
Teampall Uí Mháille | |
|---|---|
 Templemaley Church ruins | |
  Templemaley | |
| Coordinates: 52°53′04″N 8°59′06″W / 52.884581°N 8.985108°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Templemaley (Irish: Teampall Uí Mháille)[1] is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of Barefield and part of the town of Ennis.
The parish of Templemaley is in the barony of Bunratty Upper, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Ennis. It is 4.5 by 2.75 miles (7.24 by 4.43 km) and covers 4,648 acres (1,881 ha). Dromore Lough lies on the north boundary. The land slopes down from there to the River Fergus opposite Ennis. Lough Ballyallia is on the south-western boundary and Lough Cleggan on the western boundary. In 1841 the population was 1,634 in 251 houses.[2]
Roman Catholic Church
Facilities
The Barefield National School is run by the Doora-Barefield parish.[5] St Josephs Doora-Barefield GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. It has its ground at Gurteen.[6]