Labasheeda (Irish: Leaba Shíoda, meaning 'silken bed')[1] is a village in the parish of Kilmurry McMahon in County Clare, Ireland. The village is set on a peninsula on the banks of the Shannon estuary.

Labasheeda Leaba Shíoda
Village
The old National School of Labasheeda
Labasheeda Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°37′N 9°14′W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	R156531

Location

The village lies in an indentation of the Shannon Estuary.[2] It is in the civil parish of Killofin in the barony of Clonderalaw.[3] Killofin today is part of the Catholic parish of Kilmurry McMahon, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[4] The church of St Ciarán's is in Labasheeda.[5]

In 1841 there were 606 people in 108 houses.[2]

Sports

The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is called Shannon Gaels while the local athletics club is called St Marys AC.

Notable people

• Dan Furey - dance teacher and fiddler
• Daniel Gallery - alderman Montreal, Liberal MP and Whip Canada

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

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[ru] Лабашида