Noughaval

Noughaval or Nohoval (Irish: Nuachabháil)[1] is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.

[2] Parts of the church may date to the early medieval period, and it may have been the site of a monastic settlement.

[3]: 142 The parish contains several souterrains built of limestone flags, either hiding places or storage rooms.

[4] A stone pillar near the church is said to be a market cross, and some lines drawn on were used as measures of length.

A later memorial chapel of the O'Davoran family nearby was built (or, according to Thomas Johnson Westropp, repaired) in 1725 by James Davoren.

[3]: 142 Townlands are Ballyganner North, Ballyganner South, Ballymahony, Ballymurphy, Cragnarooan, Deerpark, Kiltaan, Kiltennan North, Kiltennan South, Knockavoarheen, Lismoher, Noughaval, Rusheen and Sheshymore.

Map by T.J. Westropp showing the antiquities of Noughaval and Ballyganner North townlands, 1897
"Market cross"
O'Davoran chapel
St. Mochua, new RC church