placenamesQuerrin
An Cuibhreann
Querrin’s waterfront combines a Shannon navigation pier with a long tradition of local handball.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Cuibhreann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Querrin · English · main form
Place & story
Shannon Commission markers
Querrin Pier was built in the 1840s as part of the Shannon Commission’s programme of river piers. Robert Brown’s illustrated local history identifies four granite markers bearing the initials SC around the pier, including a stone with a broad-arrow mark. The harbour served fishing boats and the movement of goods along the estuary, particularly towards Limerick. [2]
Building a place to play
Brown’s account of the handball alley dates its first construction by local people to 1910, followed by improvements in 1945 and 1985. Father Dick Lillis helped raise money through concerts in Querrin and other west Clare communities. The account recalls younger players taking their turn before adults arrived and the difficulty of recovering balls lost beyond the alley. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Querrin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Querrin Pier and Fishing · Robert Brown, Kilkee Heritage
- Querrin Pier Handball Alley · Robert Brown, Kilkee Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.