Parteen

Parteen

Parteen

Village in County Clare, Ireland

Parteen (Irish: An Pairtín)[1] is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of an Ecclesiastical parish of "Parteen-Meelick" in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.[2] The village has a large church (St Patrick's), three public houses, a national school, and one shop. It is within sight of the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric power station.

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The village is just north of Limerick on the R464 road. It is on the left bank of the River Shannon near the suburb of Corbally.

Kilquane Graveyard is situated around the site of the church ruin in the parish of St. Patrick’s in Parteen. It is located in the back of the Shannon Banks Estate in Corbally and is on the Clare bank of the river Shannon.[3]

The village has a pitch and putt course. It was home to Parteen St. Nicholas' GAA which, in 2022, merged with neighbouring Meelick GAA to form Parteen/Meelick GAA.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "An Pairtín/Parteen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Diocesan parish map". limerickdiocese.org. Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.
  3. [3]
    "Kilquane". limerickslife.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Parteen and Meelick Merge To Form New GAA Club". clare.fm. 28 September 2022.
  • Media related to Parteen at Wikimedia Commons
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