Moyarta

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Moyarta is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. The civil parish of Moyarta contains the townlands of Moyarta East and West and is situated in the Barony of Moyarta. The Moyarta River flows through the parish. The civil parish of Moyarta is bounded on the west by the civil parish of Kilballyowen, on the north by the Atlantic Ocean and by the civil parish of Kilfearagh, and on the south and east by the Shannon Estuary.^[1] It includes the villages of Carrigaholt and Doonaha and their hinterland on the Loop Head peninsula between the Shannon estuary and the Atlantic Ocean in west Clare.

The history of the parish name can be found in the Placenames Database of Ireland.

The titles of Viscount Clare and Baron Moyarta were conferred on Daniel O'Brien, a younger son of Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond, on 11 July 1662.

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References

↑ Clare County Library Map of Civil Parishes of County Clare

v t e Places in County Clare

County town: Ennis

Towns	Ennis Kilkee Kilrush Shannon

Villages	Ardnacrusha Aughinish Ballynacally Ballyvaughan Barefield Bodyke Bridgetown Broadford Cahiracon Carrigaholt Clarecastle Clonlara Cloonanaha Connolly Cooraclare Coore Corofin Cratloe Cree Cross Crusheen Doolin Doonaha Doonbeg Ennistymon Fanore Feakle Hurlers Cross Inagh Ivarstown Kilbaha Kildysart Kilfenora Kilkishen Killaloe Killimer Kilmihil Kilnamona Kilshanny Knock Labasheeda Lahinch Liscannor Lisdoonvarna Lisseycasey Meelick Milltown Malbay Mountshannon Moyasta Mullagh Murroogh Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Brien's Bridge O'Callaghans Mills Parteen Quilty Quin Ruan Scarriff Sixmilebridge Spancill Hill Spanish Point Tuamgraney Tulla Tullig Whitegate

Townlands	Ardsallis Ballaghline Ballard Coolmeen Deer Island Dromore Drumcliff Inis Cathaig (or Scattery Island) Ogonnelloe

Regions	Burren Loop Head Peninsula

Baronies	Bunratty Lower Bunratty Upper Burren Clonderalaw Corcomroe Ibrickane Inchiquin Islands Moyarta Tulla Lower Tulla Upper

List of townlands in County Clare Category:Mountains and hills of County Clare Category:Rivers of County Clare Category:Geography of County Clare

Coordinates: 52°36′31.44″N 9°43′49.83″W / 52.6087333°N 9.7305083°W / 52.6087333; -9.7305083

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