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Cooraclare (Irish: Cuar an Chláir, meaning "Recess of the Plain"), is a village near Kilrush, in County Clare, Ireland, and a Catholic parish by the same name.
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Map of Cooraclare, Co. Clare, Ireland
Location
The village of Cooraclare is in the parish of Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kilrush on the road from Kilrush to Miltown Malbay. The old name for the parish is Kilmacduane, which was joined for a while to the parish of Kilmihil. In 1848 the two were again separated and Cooraclare took its present name. The parish includes the village of Cree, at times spelled Creegh. The parish has two churches, St Senan's in Cooraclare and St Mary's in Cree. Cooraclare lies on the River Doonbeg.
Amenities
There is a primary school, Montessori school, three public houses O' Doherty's, O'Keeffe's and Tubridy's is also a guest house, a post office (Garry's) two shops Daly's and Tom Macs country shop and a flower shop. Old Parochial House (c1872), a former Parish Priets's house provides self-catering in restored stables. The community centre in the village was inaugurated in 1993 and also there is a sports complex added to it the following year. The previous community centre was the Marion Hall situated at the back of Tom McNamaras country shop. It also has a GAA Sports Field situated just outside the village in the townland of Carhue. In 2012 St Senan's Community Playground was opened on the site of the old Marion Hall and is open 365 days a year and caters for children up to 12 years of age. The Playground boasts junior and senior play areas and swings and has a Zip Wire that can be used by all.
People
There are about 140 people living in the village. Famous people include:
Sport and culture
Cooraclare have won the Clare Senior Football Championship in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1944, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1986 and 1997, and also hosts the Rose Of Clare Festival every year in August.
A song associated with Cooraclare is entitled "The Chapel Gate Of Cooraclare".