Cree or Creegh is a small village in West 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...

 in Ireland

Ireland

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. It is situated at a crossroads near the towns of Doonbeg and Cooraclare. The nearest large towns are Kilrush

Kilrush

Kilrush is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is a town of great historical significance, being one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland.-History:...

 and Ennis

Ennis

Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....

 which are 7 miles and 26 miles away respectively. The Central Statistics Office 2006 census puts the population of Cree and its townlands at 457. In recent years there have been the development of new houses near the Creegh River. In Dromheilly Cree there is a holy shrine located which every year in August has a week of masses that people from West Clare attend. Cree also has an involvement in The Rose Of Clare Festival every year as the festival parade takes place in the village.

Other nearby villages & small towns are Cooraclare

Cooraclare

Cooraclare , a village near Kilrush, in County Clare, Ireland, was formally part of the parish of Kilmacduane. Nearby is the village of Cree which is in the parish of Cooraclare.-Amenities:...

, Doonbeg

Doonbeg

Doonbeg is a village in West County Clare in Ireland. It is situated on the N67 between the towns of Kilkee and Miltown Malbay. The nearest large towns are Kilrush and Kilkee which are both approximately 7 miles away....

, Mullagh

Mullagh

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, Quilty

Quilty

Quilty is an Irish family name which has spread throughout the English-speaking world.-Origins and history:The name "Quilty" is an Anglicized form of the ancient Gaelic name of "Caoilte" . There was a mythic Celtic warrior by the name of Caoilte Mac Ronan, who was a member of the Fianna and the...

, Kilmihil

Kilmihil

-St. Michael and St. Senan:It is believed that St. Michael’s Church was founded by St. Senan around 530AD. He dedicated this church to St. Michael. For centuries it became a place of pilgrimage to St. Michael, especially in September as his feast day is on September 29. In 1937 the Curate of the...

, Kilkee

Kilkee

Kilkee is a small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located midway between Kilrush and Doonbeg on the N67 road. The town, one of the most famous resorts in Ireland, is particularly popular as a seaside resort with people from Limerick City...

 & Miltown Malbay

Miltown Malbay

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...

.

In Cree the central point is the large Catholic Church. Cree is in the Cree/Cooraclare parish and in the diocese of Killaloe. There are also two pubs (Flynn's and Walsh's), a fast food restaurant, two primary schools Cree and Clohanbeg , community centre, one garage (Lernihans), one shop (Meaney's) and a post office (Horgans). Clean Ireland's bin services headquarters are located in Cree. There is also a guesthouse/bed & breakfast located in Cree.

History

In the 15th and 16th centuries the land in Clare was divided into baronies. Cree comes from the Irish word Críoch meaning the end, which was because the village was situated at the border of one of these baronies.

Geography

Most of the people living around Cree are involved in agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 and the majority of the land is used for dairy farming

Dairy farming

Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, usually from dairy cows but also from goats and sheep, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale.Most dairy farms...

. The Creegh River flows through the village and enters the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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 at Doughmore Bay near Doonbeg.

Notable People

• Patrick Kelly
  Patrick Kelly (fiddler)
  Patrick Kelly was an Irish folk fiddler from Cree, County Clare.He learned his music from the blind travelling fiddler, George Whelan....
  
   - fiddle player
• Patrick Kelly
  Patrick Kelly (Irish politician)
  Patrick Michael Kelly was an Irish soldier, farmer and politician. He was a member of the Irish Free State Oireachtas as a Teachta Dála for the Clare constituency from 1927 to 1932.- Biography :...
  
   - politician

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• Walsh's Traditional Pub