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Kilmurry McMahon, also called Kilmurry-Clonderalaw is a civil parish and Catholic parish in the Diocese of Killaloe in County Clare in Ireland.LocationThe Catholic parish of Kilmurry McMahon / Labasheeda is bounded on the south by the Shannon Estuary and by the parishes of Kilmihil on the north, Killimer on the west and Coolmeen (Kilfidane) on the east. It is west of Ennis. The name derives its name from the church dedicated to Our Lady. The suffix, McMahon, to distinguish it from other Kilmurrys in the county, came from the McMahon clan, who had their main residence at Clonderlaw Castle.The Catholic parish, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe, combines the former parishes of Kilmurry McMahon and Killofin. The population has declined from 7,932 in 1831 to 650 in 2014. The parish has two holy wells, Tullyrcrine well and Mountshannon well.There are two villages in the parish, Labasheeda and Knock.EducationThere are two primary schools in the parish, Kilmurry McMahon National School and Labasheeda National School. In 2014, Tullycrine National School and Drumdigus National School amalgamated to form Kilmurry McMahon National School, which is located on the site of the old Drumdigus National School. Another primary school at Kilkerin closed in the middle of the last century and has since been demolished.