O'Callaghans Mills

O'Callaghans Mills Muillte Uí Cheallacháin
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O'Callaghans Mills Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°50′N 8°40′W / 52.84°N 8.67°W / 52.84; -8.67Coordinates: 52°50′N 8°40′W / 52.84°N 8.67°W / 52.84; -8.67
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Population (2002)
– Urban	575
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
– Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	R535769

O'Callaghan's Mills (Irish: Muillte Uí Cheallacháin) is a community situated 27 km north of Limerick City in the County Clare, Ireland. The village takes its name from the O'Callaghan family who were large landowners in the area. They were displaced from the Mallow area of Cork in confiscations during the Cromwellian Plantations when they lost 24,000 acres (97 km²), 20,000 of which was deemed to have been the property of the ruling chief, Donncha O'Callaghan. He and his extended family were transplanted to east Clare, where they obtained land in the barony of Tulla. The village of O'Callaghan's Mills records their continued presence. The community sustains a regular senior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling panel team with county championship achievements at under-age, junior and senior levels.

Geographical Situation

O'Callaghans' Mills is halfway between the County Town of Ennis and Lough Derg on the River Shannon.

Nearby Places

• Tuamgraney
• Tulla
• Bodyke
• Scarriff

References

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Gaelic Athletic Association

External links

• Scariff GAA Website
• Scariff Agricultural Show Website