Kilfenora
Sign in to saveKilfenora ( , meaning 'church of the fertile hillside' or 'church of the white brow') is a village and a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated south of the karst limestone region known as the Burren. Since medieval times when it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora, it has been known as the "City of the Crosses" for its seven (now five) high crosses. The village had around 150 inhabitants in 2022. Much of the TV show Father Ted (1995–98) was filmed there.
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- Locality
- Kilfenora
- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 220
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Key facts
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- Photo of Linnane's Pub - A green colour building with "Linnane's Pub" written in light yellow above the main door. The door and window frames are light yellow. There is a large advertisement for Guinness on the side of the building. There are two park benches in front of the pub. There is a grey structure on the left side of the pub. The photo was taken during the day when the sky was blue with white clouds. It is taken from outside, and from opposite side of the road
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- Map of Ireland with Atlantic and Irish sea, with location pin on Kilfenora.
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- National Monument of Ireland
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- Kilfenora Abbey, cathedral and crosses; Kilfenora church at Kilcarragh
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- 7, 8, 9
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- Ireland
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- Province
- Settlement.name
- Kilfenora
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
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- Linnane's Pub, Kilfenora - geograph.org.uk - 1942656.jpg
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- Main Street
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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- Munster
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- County
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- County Clare
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Name
- Village
- Kilfenora Cathedral
- Other antiquities
- Burren Centre
- Civil parish
- Townlands
- History
- Ecclesiastical parish
- Protestant Parish
- Catholic Parish
- See also
- References
- External links
Kilfenora ( , meaning 'church of the fertile hillside' or 'church of the white brow') is a village and a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated south of the karst limestone region known as the Burren. Since medieval times when it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora, it has been known as the "City of the Crosses" for its seven (now five) high crosses. The village had around 150 inhabitants in 2022. Much of the TV show Father Ted (1995–98) was filmed there.
==Name== Cill Fhionnúrach is generally translated as "church of the fertile hillside", "church of the white brow" or "church of the white meadow". The village and diocese of Kilfenora have also been referred to as Fenebore, Kilfenoragh, Finneborensis or Collumabrach.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kilfenora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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