Doora
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Doora is a locality in Ireland
. It is situated in County Clare
. It is home to a well-known equestrian
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Doora is a locality in the parish of Doora-Barefield in County Clare. Its name is derived from the Irish Dubh Rath which can be translated as Black Fort. This name can most likely be attributed to the large area of bogland in the locality. In the Ordnance Survey Letters by John O'Donovan and Eugene Curry 1839, Doora is translated as Duire referring to bogland or wetland ref Clare County Library and also in The Topography of County Clare by John Frost, when the use of Dubh Rath became common is difficult to identify as there seems to be no historical reference to it.
Doora has its own local church St Breckans, local school, GAA
ground at Gurteen and well known local pub "The Shibeen". "Writer Joe Queally's son, Joseph junior, is also well known as a member of the Spoonogues. The Spoonogues are a group of elite athletes from around Ireland who travel the globe in pursuit of athletic perfection. Joe Queally Jnr is athletic perfection
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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,...
. It is situated 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...
. It is home to a well-known equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
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Doora is a locality in the parish of Doora-Barefield in County Clare. Its name is derived from the Irish Dubh Rath which can be translated as Black Fort. This name can most likely be attributed to the large area of bogland in the locality. In the Ordnance Survey Letters by John O'Donovan and Eugene Curry 1839, Doora is translated as Duire referring to bogland or wetland ref Clare County Library and also in The Topography of County Clare by John Frost, when the use of Dubh Rath became common is difficult to identify as there seems to be no historical reference to it.
Doora has its own local church St Breckans, local school, GAA
Gaelic Athletic Association
The 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...
ground at Gurteen and well known local pub "The Shibeen". "Writer Joe Queally's son, Joseph junior, is also well known as a member of the Spoonogues. The Spoonogues are a group of elite athletes from around Ireland who travel the globe in pursuit of athletic perfection. Joe Queally Jnr is athletic perfection
.