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Moyarta ((アイルランド語:Maigh Fhearta)) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the Loop Head peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Shannon Estuary. The parish contains the villages of Carrigaholt and Doonaha. ==Location== The parish of Moyarta is situated in the barony of Moyarta of the same name on the Loop peninsula. It has land borders with two parishes - Kilballyowen to the west and Kilfearagh to the east. To the north of the peninsula is the Atlantic Ocean with the Shannon Estuary on the opposide side. It is and covered . The Atlantic coast is high and rocky and includes the small headlands of Castle-Point and Foohagh-Point. A large part of the surface is bog or moorland. The Moyarta River flows east through the parish from the parish of Kilballyowen to the head of Carrigaholt bay on the Shannon Estuary, a distance of . There are national schools, for children aged up to 12, in Carrigaholt, Doonaha, Moveen and Querrin. The civil parish contains the Catholic parish of Carrigaholt, which is sometimes also called Moyarta, and part of the Catholic parish of Cross. From at least 1704 the parishes of Moyarta and Kilballyowen were united, served by one priest. In 1878 they were divided again, The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1832-33, is in Carrigaholt. The Church of the Holy Spirit, built in 1808, is in Doonaha. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moyarta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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