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Murroe /məˈruː/ (Irish: Maigh Rua, meaning "red plain"), officially spelled Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland.
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Map of Murroe, Lodge, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Murroe is located in the north-eastern part of County Limerick, approximately 15 km from Limerick City and close to the County Tipperary border. Nearby towns include Cappamore and Newport. The village is located on the R506 road. It is surrounded by the Slieve Felim Mountains. The population, including surrounding townlands, is approximately 5,000. The increase in recent times is due in part to the growth of Limerick city thus creating a commuter belt to include Murroe and many of the other towns and villages in the area.
The village was founded in the 1830s by the Barrington family, who lived in the now Glenstal Abbey monastery and boarding school from 1926. It is possible to go for walks in the Clare Glens wooded area along the banks of the Clare River and in the gardens and lands of the monastery. Murroe is also situated near an older monastic settlement of Abbey Owney and is home to a number of historical houses and buildings, such as Brittas Castle and Thomond Scout centre.
Murroe once had eight primary schools in the area. Each of the schools, called Murroe, Clonkeen, Eyon, Kiskiquirk were split into a boys' and girls' school.
John Canon Hayes, founder of Muintir na Tíre, was born in Murroe in 1882. He was a priest of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, ordained at the Irish College, Paris in 1913 and died at Bansha, County Tipperary, where he was the parish priest, in 1957. There are many sporting and cultural organisations in Murroe including Murroe Boher Amateur Dramatic Society, The Marion Active Retirement Club, Mulcair Men's Shed, Glenstal walkers, Murroe AFC, Murroe/Boher GAA, and Murroe-Boher Scouts. Murroe AFC, situated in Tubber, have grown from strength to strength in recent years with many new members coming from the many new inhabitants following the rapid development of Murroe.
There is a highly decorated modern High Cross, erected in memory of the victims of the War of Independence and the Civil War.
The Murroe Boher Parish releases a weekly newsletter on their website.
In the near future Murroe is set to enjoy the advantages of the local "community field" project which will see an all-weather pitch, skate park, multi-access walkway with outdoor exercise stations, and a multi-purpose building with a community plaza put in place on a 6-acre site in the centre of the village. Construction of the first phase of this project is set to begin in May 2017 and scheduled for completion in August 2017.
Slieve Felim Way
The Slieve Felim Way, a 43 kilometres (27 miles) long-distance trail through the Slieve Felim and Silvermine Mountains has a trail-head in the village. It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Shannon Development and Coillte.