Coore
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Coore(Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

: Cubhar. Meaning: angle of land) is a village that is in fact consisting out of two communities: Coore East and Coore West. It is located in the parish of Kilmurry Ibrickane, close to Mullagh
Mullagh, County Clare
Mullagh is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It lies not far from the Atlantic coast, some 5 km southeast of Quilty and 6.5 km south-southeast of Spanish Point...

 and Milltown Malbay, 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,...



Coore West is split into two parts:
  • Coore West (east) is the place where the local church is standing. "The Most Holy Redeemer" church is built in 1865-1866, by father Patrick Moran.
  • Coore West (west) houses Coore National School and the former "Gleeson's Pub", playground of musicians like Kitty Hayes
    Kitty Hayes
    Kitty Hayes was a well-known concertina-player in Shanaway, Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.Kitty Smith was born in the townland of Fahanlunaghta, close to Lahinch. She was the daughter of Peter Smith, a locally well-known concertina player. Kitty started playing at a young age, attracted...

     and Junior Crehan
    Junior Crehan
    Junior Crehan was an Irish fiddle player who composed a number of tunes that remain popular within the Irish Traditional Music community.-Biography:...

    .

Windfarm

In 2011 a company is developing plans for a wind farm in the vicinity of Coore. The local people are deeply divided over that plan.
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