Murroe /məˈruː/ (Irish: Maigh Rua, meaning 'red plain'),[2] officially spelled Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland.

Murroe is in the north-eastern part of County Limerick, surrounded by the Slieve Felim Mountains.

It is around 15 km east of Limerick city and close to the County Tipperary border.

[7] John Canon Hayes, founder of Muintir na Tíre, was born in Murroe in 1882.

[citation needed] Clonkeen Church was founded as a monastery c. AD 600, is located approximately 4.4 km (2.7 mi) west of the village Murroe is also situated near an older monastic settlement of Abbey Owney and is home to a number of historical houses and buildings, such as Brittas Castle and Thomond Scout centre.