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Kilnasoolagh is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland, and a townland within that parish. Church records mention the parish in 1256.LocationIn 1845 the parish lay on the west border of the barony of Lower Bunratty. It is west of Newmarket-on-Fergus and is 3.25by in area. It covers just over, including in Dromoland lake. The land is on the east of the upper Fergus estuary and is generally fertile. The parish contains the townlands of Ballygirreen, Ballynacragga, Ballysallagh East, Ballysallagh West, Ballyconneely, Carrigoran, Corkanaknockaun, Dromoland, Ing East, Ing West, Kilkieran, Knockmurragha, Knocksaggart, Latoon North, Latoon South, Lisduff, Kilnasoolagh, Rathfolan and Trennahow.HistoryKilnasoolagh means the Church of the Religious People. There are records of a priest named Peter being in charge of the parish in 1256. The History of the Wars of Thomond often refers to Kilnasoolagh. In 1311 Mahone O'Brien and Loghlen Reagh O'Dea met there, and in 1312 Murtagh O'Brien plundered the church. The original church was pulled down by the Protestants, and a new one erected on the site.The new Anglican church was built in 1686 by Sir Donough O'Brien of Dromoland Castle, replacing the earlier building or buildings. This was in turn replaced by a limestone church with seating capacity of 100 built in 1815 by James Pain. The entrance gate arch to the church may have come from an early building. The church holds a white marble sculpture of Sir Donogh O'Brien, the first baronet, carved by Louis-François Roubiliac (c. 1705–1762).