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Doonaha

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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Elevation
  
22 m

Province
  
Munster

County
  
County Clare

Irish Grid Reference
  
Q890540

Local time
  
Friday 12:18 PM

Doonaha

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 85% Humidity

Doonaha (Irish: Dún Átha) is a small village on the Loop Head peninsula in County Clare, Ireland. It is located along the R487 road and close to the banks of the River Shannon.

Contents

Map of Doonaha, Co. Clare, Ireland

The Doonaha Battery was the northern part of the defences of the Shannon River. His counter part is the Corran Point battery on the southern banks. The Doonaha Battery is severely eroded and has lost its cannons.

The Doonaha River is crossing the village before entering the Shannon.

The Church of the Holy Spirit, Doonaha was built in 1808 and is one of the oldest churches in the Kilaloe diocese.

Doonaha National School was built in 1886.

Notable people

  • Pat Roche - Irish dancer
  • Eugene O'Curry - historian
  • References

    Doonaha Wikipedia