Corofin, County Clare

Corofin may also refer to Corofin, County Galway

Corofin Cora Finne
—  Town  —
Corofin Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°56′43″N 9°03′43″W / 52.945225°N 9.062004°W / 52.945225; -9.062004Coordinates: 52°56′43″N 9°03′43″W / 52.945225°N 9.062004°W / 52.945225; -9.062004
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference

Corofin (Irish: Cora Finne) is a village on the River Fergus in northern County Clare in Ireland, situated 12 km (7.5 mi) north from the county town of Ennis at the crossroads of the R470 and R476 regional roads. It is on the southern edge of the upland limestone region of The Burren.

Also known as "The Gateway to the Burren" or "The Angler's Paradise", Corofin is the birthplace of renowned Irish painter Frederick William Burton.

The name Corofin means the white or foam-flecked ford from the Irish "Finn Coradh", the earliest form of the name to be found in the literature: "fearann re hucht Finn Coradh".-[Ó hUidhrín, 15c. Topographical Poem]

Corofin is the site of the Clare Heritage and Genealogical Research Centre.

People

• Chartres Brew, 19th century Gold commissioner, Chief Constable and judge in the Colony of British Columbia
• Frederick William Burton, 19th century painter and director of the National Gallery, London
• Tony Killeen, Fianna Fáil politician, former Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency and Minister for Defence
• Gerry Quinn Hurling left-wing back

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• O'Dea Castle

External links

• Corofin on Clare Library Website
• Clare Heritage and Genealogical Research Centre