Kilballyowen

The parish is part of the historical barony of Moyarta. It is and covers . It has a land border with only one parish - the eponymous Moyarta of the same barony. Kilballyowen is west of Kilrush. Cliffs rise to at a point to the west of Rinevella bay. As of 1845 the parish held the ruins of a church and a friary. The old castle of Cloghaunsavaun (sometimes spelled Clehansevan) was blown down by a violent storm in 1802. In 1580 the castle of Cloghaunsavaun belonged to Turlogh MacMahon of Carrigaholt. ==Townlands==

Townlands in the civil parish are Cloghaunbeg, Cloghaunsavaun, Cross, Feeard, Fodry, Kilbaha North, Kilbaha South, Kilballyowen, Kilcloher, Kiltrellig, Lissalougha, Moneen, Oughterard, Quilty, Rehy East, Rehy West, Ross, Tullig and Trusklieve. ==Villages==

Cross village is inland, between Loophead and Kilkee and from Carrigaholt. Cross is home of the local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club. The GAA football club of Naomh Eoin was founded on 6 January 1974. It is based at Pairc Eoin. The village of Kilbaha is on Kilbaha Bay, another small fishing village. ==Catholic parish==

The village of Cross gives its name to the Catholic parish of Cross in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The parish churches are Our Lady of Lourdes in Cross and St. John the Baptist in Kilbaha, also known as the Church of the Little Ark. There are two holy wells in the parish, Tobar Cuain at Kiltrellig, and Tobar Senán at Kilcloher. ==References==