Meelick
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Meelick (Irish: Mileac) is a small village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, situated a few kilometers north of Limerick City in the Midwest of Ireland.
From 1956, the area was home to about 500 Hungarian refugees fleeing the Soviet repression in that country (see 1956 Hungarian Revolution). They were housed in Knockalisheen Camp, a disused army barracks dating from the Emergency. In the summer of 1958, most of the refugees were allowed to move to Germany and the US while a few chose to remain in Ireland. During their stay at the camp, the 51 children attended the local St. Munchin's Girls' School where they were taught both the English and Irish languages. From the 1990's the camp has again been used to house refugees.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland