New Quay, County Clare

New Quay or Newquay (Irish: An Chéibh Nua)^[1] is a small coastal settlement in County Clare, Ireland. It takes its name from the quay built at this point on Galway Bay in the 19th century.^[2] New Quay is in the civil parish of Abbey and the historical barony of Burren.^[1]^[3] It is within the ecclesiastical parish of Carron & New Quay in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.^[4] The former holiday home of Lady Gregory, Mount Vernon Lodge, is located in a neighbouring townland, also called New Quay.^[5] In the ITA Topographical and General Survey, published by the Irish Tourist Association in 1942, New Quay is described as "scarcely [..] a village as the houses are very scattered. However there is a Guards station, a P.O., and two shops".^[6] A pub and restaurant on the quayside, Linnane's Bar, is located in the former post office building.^[7]

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^ ^a ^b "An Chéibh Nua / Newquay". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Abbey". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis. 1837. The small port of New Quay is situated about a quarter of a mile to the north of the village of Burren [..] at the village of New Quay (so called from the construction of this quay, about eight years since), a little to the east of an older one, of which there are still some remains
^ "Barony of Burren". Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. 1845 – via clarelibrary.ie.
^ "Parishes - Carron & New Quay". galwaydiocese.ie. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Mount Vernon Lodge, Newquay, New Quay, Clare". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ Henchy, James (1942). New Quay. Irish Tourist Association – via clarelibrary.ie. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Linnane's Lobster Bar – New Quay, Co. Clare – About Us". linnanesbar.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.