Labasheeda
Leaba Shíoda | |
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Village | |
The old National School of Labasheeda | |
Coordinates: 52°37′N 9°14′W / 52.62°N 9.24°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Clare |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | R156531 |
Labasheeda ( Irish: Leaba Shíoda, meaning 'silken bed') [1] is a village in the parish of Kilmurry McMahon in County Clare, Ireland. The village is set on a peninsula on the banks of the Shannon estuary.
The village lies in an indentation of the Shannon Estuary. [2] It is in the civil parish of Killofin in the barony of Clonderalaw. [3] Killofin today is part of the Catholic parish of Kilmurry McMahon, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. [4] The church of St Ciarán's is in Labasheeda. [5]
In 1841 there were 606 people in 108 houses. [2]
The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is called Shannon Gaels while the local athletics club is called St Marys AC.