Parteen

Parteen
An Pairtín
Village
Parteen

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°41′46.58″N 8°36′55.02″W / 52.6962722°N 8.6152833°W / 52.6962722; -8.6152833Coordinates: 52°41′46.58″N 8°36′55.02″W / 52.6962722°N 8.6152833°W / 52.6962722; -8.6152833
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Clare
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Parteen (Irish: An Pairtín) is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of an Ecclesiastical parish of "Parteen-Meelick" in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.[1] The village has a large church (St Patrick's), three public houses, a national school and one shop. It is within sight of the Ardnacrusha hydro-electric power station.

The village is close to the city of Limerick which is on the left bank of the River Shannon near the suburb of Corbally.

Kilquane Graveyard is situated around the site of the church ruin in the parish of St. Patrick’s in Parteen. It is located in the back of the Shannon Banks Estate in Corbally and is on the Clare bank of the river Shannon.[2]


On sports, the village offers a Pitch and Putt and Parteen-St. Nicholas GAA.

References

  1. ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick - parish map
  2. ↑ "Kilquane". Limerickslife.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

See also

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