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Kilmurry McMahon (Cill Mhuire MhacMathuna in Irish, meaning "Church of [Virgin] Mary of the MacMahons")is the second-largest parish in County Clare, Ireland.

The parish contains the village of Knock, as well as the scattered hamlet of Kilmurry McMahon itself. village straddles the N68 Ennis-Kilrush road for some 3.5 km. The area stretches east-west from Killimer to Caherea to Crown and north-south from Frure North to Cloncolman. Lissycasey were Clare county champions in football in 2007 and won the Cusack Cup that year. It boasts Irelands oldest family-owned pub, Fanny O Dea's.

The I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey of 1942/3 describes the area as follows:

It is very large, undulating, and mostly, thinly populated, with an even percentage of good and bad land. Its roads are of the worst description and its scenery - along the Shannon - beautiful. There are seven licensed houses in Labasheeda, two in Knock, and one in Kilmurry McMahon. None of those would sell the traveller a cup of tea, or give a nights lodging. Date: 9th October 1943 (Signed): Ralph Lucas Surveyor.[1]

Sources: 1. http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/ita_survey_1942/labasheeda.htm