Kilfenora


Kilfenora
Location
Location of Kilfenora
centerMap highlighting Kilfenora
Irish grid reference
R180939
Statistics
Province: Munster
County: County Clare
Elevation: 20 m (66 ft)
Population (2006) 169

Kilfenora (Irish: Cill Fhionnúrach, meaning "Church of the Fertile hillside or Church of the White brow") is a small village in County Clare in Ireland, just south of The Burren.

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Places of interest

  • Kilfenora Cathedral, which is partly in ruins, dates from the 12th century and three high crosses from the site have recently (2005) been conserved and are now in display in the reroofed transept; amongst them the Doorty Cross. Another cross, shown here on the right, stands in a field to the west of the cathedral.
  • Burren Display Centre is an interpretative centre displaying the botany and wildlife of The Burren.
  • The village was the location for much of the filming of the sitcom Father Ted

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