Cahiracon

Cahiracon[1] (Irish: Cathair Dhá Chon, meaning 'stone ringfort of the two hounds'),[2] sometimes written as Caheracon, is a small coastal village and townland in County Clare, Ireland. The village is just off the R473 road and directly across the Shannon Estuary from Foynes in County Limerick. It is home to Saint John Bosco Community College, founded in 2002 as the result of an amalgamation of two older institutions. Cahiracon is within the civil parish of Killadysert and barony of Clonderalaw.[2][3]

Cahiracon
Cathair Dhá Chon
Village
Cahercon House
Cahercon House
Cahiracon is located in Ireland
Cahiracon
Cahiracon
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°38′21″N 9°08′57″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Cahiracon is also where the religious order, the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban, became a reality in 1922.[2][4]

See also

References
  1. "Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1845
  4. Missionary Sisters of St. Columban. About us.


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