Boston
Boston is a village in north County Clare, Ireland. It is situated near Lough Bunny, off the R460 road from Corofin to Gort, at the northeastern edge of the Burren National Park, and close to the border with County Galway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 570 residents
- Description: village in Munster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Boston, County Clare”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Castle and Kilmacduagh monastery.
Kilmacduagh monastery
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilmacduagh Monastery is a ruined abbey near the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It was reportedly founded by Saint Colman, son of Duagh in the 7th century, on land given him by his cousin King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin of Connacht. Kilmacduagh monastery is situated 3½ km northeast of Boston.
Kilmacduagh Cathedral
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilmacduagh Cathedral is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Boston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tubber and Shanaglish.
Tubber
Hamlet
Photo: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tubber is a village in the north of County Clare, Ireland. Tubber is situated 5 km southeast of Boston.
Shanaglish
Village
Shanaglish is a village in the parish of Beagh in the south of County Galway, Ireland, close to the border with County Clare. The name Shanaglish comes from the Gaelic 'Sean Eaglais', meaning 'old church'. Shanaglish is situated 7 km east of Boston.
Gort
Town
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gort is a town in County Galway in the west of Ireland, with a population of 2900 in 2022. It's in low-lying farming country but is at the edge of the bare limestone plateau of the Burren. Gort is situated 8 km northeast of Boston.
Boston
- Category: human settlement
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.03154° or 53° 1′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.93147° or 8° 55′ 53″ westPopulation
570Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
9C5H23J9+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 52254540OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2966053Wikidata ID
Q4947692
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