Connolly, County Clare

{{short description|Village in County Clare, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=August 2020}}

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|native_name = {{lang|ga|Fíoch Rua}}

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|image_skyline = Connolly church (geograph 1851430).jpg

|image_caption = Church of St. Michael the Archangel

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|subdivision_name = Ireland

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|subdivision_name1 = Munster

|subdivision_type3 = County

|subdivision_name3 = County Clare

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Connolly ({{irish place name|Fíoch Rua}}) is a small village located in west County Clare, Ireland.{{cite web|publisher=Placenames Database of Ireland| website = logainm.ie | url = https://www.logainm.ie/129116.aspx|title=Fíoch Rua / Connolly |accessdate=12 March 2023 }} It is 14 kilometres west south west of Ennis. The village is located on the R474 Ennis–Milltown Malbay road.

Amenities in the village include a post office, the Roman Catholic church, and national school (founded 1905), located in the centre of the village. Other amenities include a shop/petrol station, a pub and an art gallery. Connolly also formerly (in the 1940s) had a creamery and a Garda station.{{cite web|url = http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/ita_survey_1942/connolly.htm | title = I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey 1942/3 - Connolly | website = clarelibrary.ie | accessdate = 12 March 2023 }}