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Spanish Point Airfield is an privately owned airfield between Milltown Malbay and Spanish Point
. The airfield, located on Sandhill Road in the townland Leagard South, was established by three local pilots in 1991, and the original clubhouse was opened by then Irish Minister for Defense Mr. Brendan Daly
that year.
The airfield has a single 580m grass runway (coded: 24/06), that is serviceable for approximately 10 months of the year. It has a clubhouse and hangarage for a number of aircraft. It also possesses two landing pads for rotary winged aircraft. The airfield is mainly used by small aircraft
, microlights
and helicopter
s.
). The secondary school is St Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point
. St Joseph's draws pupils from the parishes of Milltown Malbay, Kilmurry Ibrickane, Doonbeg, Inagh and Cooraclare.
Oidhreacht an Chláir Teo tries to reach her goals by the following ways:
The main target of the Institute are researchers, local people and students.
, Clonbony GAA club and Moy GAA club. St. Joseph's are the only senior team in the parish. They have won the County Clare Senior Football Championship on 12 occasions with the latest win in 1990. It has teams in Senior, Junior A, U21, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8. It also has ladies' teams with Senior, Junior, Minor, U16 and U14.
and Festival. The Willie Clancy Summer School (Irish
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy) is Ireland
's largest traditional music summer school
held annually since 1973 in memory of and to honour the uilleann piper
Willie Clancy
.
(1844 - 1848) many farmers were evicted by the unpopular landlord Moroney. In the years after the famine the (protestant) Moroney family went on with rack renting and evictions. At one time the population had enough and started a boycott
. The government did not like that and imprisoned al pub-owners and shopkeepers who refused to serve the family or their servant. So at the end of 1888 most pub-owners and shopkeepers were in jail.
Milltown is also home to the site of the Rineen Ambush
which is located near Rineen on the main road to Lahinch
and Ennistymon. On September 22, 1920 a RIC
tender was ambushed there by Mid-Clare Brigade IRA
mainly in retaliation for the killing of Martin Devitt at Crow's Bridge earlier in the year. The ambush led to the deaths of six policemen. In reprisal for Rineen Ambush, the RIC ran amok in Ennistymon, Lahinch and Milltown Malbay killing six people and burning 26 buildings, including Ennistymon and Lahinch Townhalls.
The Atlantic Hotel
was one of the victims of the War of Independence
. Owned by the Moroney family and mainly visited by English gentry
it had no future and closed down around 1925.
musicians and singers
Spanish Point
Spanish Point is a village in the parish of Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland. The town is home to many holiday homes, and during the winter has a significantly smaller population. It is also one of the better surf breaks in County Clare...
. The airfield, located on Sandhill Road in the townland Leagard South, was established by three local pilots in 1991, and the original clubhouse was opened by then Irish Minister for Defense Mr. Brendan Daly
Brendan Daly
Brendan Daly , is a former Fianna Fáil Party politician in Ireland. He was a long-serving Teachta Dála for Clare, a government minister, and Senator....
that year.
The airfield has a single 580m grass runway (coded: 24/06), that is serviceable for approximately 10 months of the year. It has a clubhouse and hangarage for a number of aircraft. It also possesses two landing pads for rotary winged aircraft. The airfield is mainly used by small aircraft
Small aircraft
Small aircraft means aircraft of 12,500 pounds or less, maximum certificated takeoff weight.-References:* Federal Aviation Administration FAR Part 1.1...
, microlights
Ultralight aviation
The term "ultralight aviation" refers to light-weight, 1- or 2-person airplanes., also called microlight aircraft in the UK, India and New Zealand...
and helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s.
Education
There are 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the parish. The primary schools are Milltown Malbay National School (in town), Rockmount National School (N.S.), Rineen N.S. and Moy N.S. (gaelscoilGaelscoil
A gaelscoil is an Irish-medium primary school in Ireland, of a sort found outside the traditionally Irish-speaking regions, especially in urban areas....
). The secondary school is St Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point
St Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point
St Joseph's Secondary School is a Catholic co-educational secondary school in Spanish Point, County Clare, Ireland.-Foundation:On March 19, 1929 – the feast of St Joseph – Sea View House, Spanish Point was purchased by the Sisters of Mercy. Captain Ellis who owned considerable property in the area...
. St Joseph's draws pupils from the parishes of Milltown Malbay, Kilmurry Ibrickane, Doonbeg, Inagh and Cooraclare.
Oidhreacht an Chláir Teo
Oidhreacht an Chláir Teo (English: Clare Institute for Traditional Studies) is a research institution located on Flag Road. Its main field of work is research and stimulation of the traditional culture in County Clare.Oidhreacht an Chláir Teo tries to reach her goals by the following ways:
The main target of the Institute are researchers, local people and students.
GAA
Milltown is home to St. Joseph's Miltown Malbay GAA ClubMiltown Malbay GAA Club
-Miltown Malbay GAA:St. Joseph's Miltown Malbay GAA Club was formed in 1892. Its home ground is Hennessy Memorial Park which is located out the Spanish Point road in the town. Hennessy Memorial Park is one of the largest fields in the country and is often regarded as one of the best pitches mainly...
, Clonbony GAA club and Moy GAA club. St. Joseph's are the only senior team in the parish. They have won the County Clare Senior Football Championship on 12 occasions with the latest win in 1990. It has teams in Senior, Junior A, U21, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8. It also has ladies' teams with Senior, Junior, Minor, U16 and U14.
Willie Clancy
The town is home to the annual Willie Clancy Summer SchoolWillie Clancy Summer School
The Willie Clancy Summer School is Ireland's largest traditional music summer school held annually since 1973 in memory of the uilleann piper Willie Clancy. During the week, nearly a thousand students from every part of the world attend daily classes taught by experts in Irish music and dance...
and Festival. The Willie Clancy Summer School (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...
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy) is Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
's largest traditional music summer school
Summer school
Summer school is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, that teaches students during the summer vacation....
held annually since 1973 in memory of and to honour the uilleann piper
Uilleann pipes
The uilleann pipes or //; ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland, their current name, earlier known in English as "union pipes", is a part translation of the Irish-language term píobaí uilleann , from their method of inflation.The bag of the uilleann pipes is inflated by means of a...
Willie Clancy
Willie Clancy
Willie Clancy was an Irish uilleann piper.Clancy was born into a musical family at Islandbawn near Miltown Malbay, County Clare. His parents both sang and played concertina, and his father also played the flute...
.
History
The town has only existed since about 1800 but grew rapidly: by 1821 it had a population of 600. During the Great FamineGreat Famine
Great Famine may refer to any of several historical famines:* The Great Famine of 1315–1317 in northern Europe* The Great India Famine of 1344-1345...
(1844 - 1848) many farmers were evicted by the unpopular landlord Moroney. In the years after the famine the (protestant) Moroney family went on with rack renting and evictions. At one time the population had enough and started a boycott
Boycott
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...
. The government did not like that and imprisoned al pub-owners and shopkeepers who refused to serve the family or their servant. So at the end of 1888 most pub-owners and shopkeepers were in jail.
Milltown is also home to the site of the Rineen Ambush
Rineen Ambush
The Rineen Ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army on 22 September 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place at Dromin Hill in the townland of Rineen, County Clare....
which is located near Rineen on the main road to Lahinch
Lahinch
Lahinch or Lehinch is a village on Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of County Clare, in northern Munster, Ireland. It lies on the N67 national secondary road....
and Ennistymon. On September 22, 1920 a RIC
RIC
-Companies:* Reliance Infocomm* Rickenbacker International Corporation , or merely short for Rickenbacker* RIC TV Rede Independência de Comunicação)- Brazilian network television...
tender was ambushed there by Mid-Clare Brigade IRA
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
mainly in retaliation for the killing of Martin Devitt at Crow's Bridge earlier in the year. The ambush led to the deaths of six policemen. In reprisal for Rineen Ambush, the RIC ran amok in Ennistymon, Lahinch and Milltown Malbay killing six people and burning 26 buildings, including Ennistymon and Lahinch Townhalls.
The Atlantic Hotel
Atlantic Hotel (Spanish Point, Ireland)
The Atlantic Hotel is a former hotel in Spanish Point, County Clare, Ireland.The Atlantic Hotel is built around 1810 by Thomas Moroney, member of the family of local landlords...
was one of the victims of the War of Independence
Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
. Owned by the Moroney family and mainly visited by English gentry
Gentry
Gentry denotes "well-born and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past....
it had no future and closed down around 1925.
Population
The town had a population of 570 according to the 2006 Census. Including the rural area around the town it counts 1,555 inhabitants.Notable people
- Aindrias Mac CruitínAindrias Mac Cruitín-Biography:A member of the Mac Cruitín bardic family, Aindrias was born at Moyglass, Milltown Malbay, County Clare, where he was educated and spent much of his life. He worked as a teacher and scribe, some dozen manuscripts in his hand surviving. He worked for a Dr...
(Andrew MacCurtin) (c.1670–1738) - poet and scribe. - Dr. Patrick HilleryPatrick HilleryPatrick John "Paddy" Hillery was an Irish politician and the sixth President of Ireland from 1976 until 1990. First elected at the 1951 general election as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Clare, he remained in Dáil Éireann until 1973...
- President of IrelandPresident of IrelandThe President of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute...
1976-1990, was born at Spanish PointSpanish PointSpanish Point is a village in the parish of Miltown Malbay in County Clare, Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland. The town is home to many holiday homes, and during the winter has a significantly smaller population. It is also one of the better surf breaks in County Clare...
near Milltown Malbay in 1923. - Matthew Joseph KennyMatthew Joseph KennyMatthew Joseph Kenny was an Irish lawyer and Nationalist politician from County Clare. He was elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons at the age of 21, qualified as a barrister whilst still a Member of Parliament , and later became a judge in the Irish Free State.- Early life :Kenny was...
- lawyer and politician - Chief Superintendent Anthony McMahon - founder and former head of the Murder Squad of An Garda Siochana and Irish Liaison to InterpolInterpolInterpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
was born in Milltown Malbay. He was responsible for the hiring of the country's first State Pathologist, Dr John Harbison. - Seán ÓgSeán ÓgSean O'Malley , most commonly known by his stage name Seán Óg, is a singer and musician from Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.Born in a family of musician, he started making music on a young age...
- Singer and musician - Colonel Noel S. Walsh (1935) was Commanding Officer of the First Battalion of the Irish Army and former Chairman of the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association
musicians and singers
- Willie ClancyWillie ClancyWillie Clancy was an Irish uilleann piper.Clancy was born into a musical family at Islandbawn near Miltown Malbay, County Clare. His parents both sang and played concertina, and his father also played the flute...
- (1918–1973), uilleann piperUilleann pipesThe uilleann pipes or //; ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland, their current name, earlier known in English as "union pipes", is a part translation of the Irish-language term píobaí uilleann , from their method of inflation.The bag of the uilleann pipes is inflated by means of a... - Junior CrehanJunior CrehanJunior Crehan was an Irish fiddle player who composed a number of tunes that remain popular within the Irish Traditional Music community.-Biography:...
- fiddler player - Kitty HayesKitty HayesKitty 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...
- concertina player - Nonie LynchNonie LynchNonie Lynch, born Nonie Crawford, was a well known Irish traditional singer out of County Clare....
- traditional singer
Trivia
- In 2009 Andrea CorrAndrea CorrAndrea Jane Corr is an Irish musician, songwriter and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon, and Jim...
from The CorrsThe CorrsThe Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
got married to Brett Desmond in St. Joseph's Church.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- List of Irish Towns with a Market House