26
Bailte Fearainn
2,461
Taifid Daonáirimh
492
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 1,208
- Teaghlaigh
- 249
- Daoine
- 1,253 +3.7%
- Teaghlaigh
- 243 -2.4%
Maidir Liom
Clonmore is a small parish located in County Wexford in the southeast of Ireland. The parish lies within the broader landscape of the Wexford region, characterized by rural farmland, rolling countryside, and the typical features of the southeast's agricultural heritage. Like much of County Wexford, the area benefits from its proximity to both the Irish Sea coast and the fertile river valleys that have historically supported farming communities. The landscape reflects the traditional pattern of small villages and dispersed rural settlements that define this part of the country, with local townlands and family holdings forming the basic social and economic units.
The parish has deep historical roots extending back to medieval times, when many of Wexford's parishes were established as ecclesiastical divisions under the Roman Catholic Church. Clonmore, like other parishes in the county, developed around its local church and community structures that served the spiritual and social needs of the population. The broader history of Wexford during the medieval and early modern periods—including the Anglo-Norman settlement of Ireland and the subsequent evolution of Irish Catholic life under English rule—provides important context for understanding Clonmore's own development as a community.
As a parish, Clonmore functions as an important unit of Catholic ecclesiastical organization and community identity in County Wexford. The parish church serves as a focal point for religious practice and communal gatherings, reflecting the significant role that the Catholic Church has played in Irish rural life. The parish structure also historically provided important social services and maintained records of births, marriages, and deaths that form valuable genealogical resources. For local residents, parish identity often carries cultural and social significance beyond its purely religious function.
Clonmore represents one of many small rural parishes that form the social fabric of County Wexford. While small in size, such parishes remain meaningful to their communities as centers of religious life and local heritage. Understanding parishes like Clonmore contributes to a fuller picture of how Irish rural society is organized and how communities maintain their identity and cultural traditions across generations.
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Bailte Fearainn
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Annals of the Four Masters
Historical references from O'Donovan's edition (1848–51)
1 place in this parish is recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters.
Dunanore
The Annals of the Four Masters record Dunanore (Irish: Oilen-an-oir) in 7 entries between AD 111 and AD 3727.
Source: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, ed. John O'Donovan (1848–51). Public domain.
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 272 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 19 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).
Príomhshloinnte
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
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Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Pharóiste
Sonraí
- Béarla
- Clonmore
- Gaeilge
- Cluain Mór
- Barúntacht
- Beanntraí
- Áit
- Loch Garman