Labasheeda
Encyclopedia
Labasheeda is a village
in the parish
of Kilmurry McMahon
in County Clare
, Ireland
. The name Leaba Shioda means 'Bed of Silk'. The village is set on a peninsula on the banks of the Shannon
estuary.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Kilmurry McMahon
Kilmurry McMahon
Kilmurry McMahon is a parish in the Diocese of Killaloe in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. The parish is bounded on the south by the Shannon Estuary, on the north by the parish of Kilmihil, on the west by the Killimer parish and on the east by Coolmeen...
in County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The name Leaba Shioda means 'Bed of Silk'. The village is set on a peninsula on the banks of the Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
estuary.
Sport
- Former Irish athlete Seamus PowerSéamus PowerSéamus Power is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mount Sion and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.-References:...
is from Labasheeda. He is the namesake of the Seamus Power Fun Run. - The local Gaelic Athletic AssociationGaelic Athletic AssociationThe Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
team is called Shannon GaelsShannon GaelsShannon Gaels is the GAA club of Kilmurry McMahon/Labasheeda, County Clare. The name Shannon Gaels first appeared in 1940 but Gaelic Football has been played in the parish since 1887 under different names.-Before Shannon Gaels:...
while the local athletics club is called St. Marys AC.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland