Cloghan, County Offaly

Cloghan (Irish: An Clochán, meaning "stepping stones" or "stone structure")[2] is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N62 National secondary road and the R356 and R357 regional roads.

Cloghan

An Clochán
Town
The crossroads at Cloghan
Cloghan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°13′26″N 7°53′02″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyOffaly
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
601
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN075196

Amenities

Cloghan had (as of 2016) a population of 601,[1] and is home to a car dealership,[3] and has a number of shops including a butchers, a hairdressers/beautician and a Spar store. Cloghan once had five public houses in 1994 but, as of January 2016, had only one remaining.

Cloghan has one national (primary) school, St. Mary's National School.[4]

Transport

Cloghan is located at the intersection of the N62 national secondary road, and the R356 and R357 regional roads. This intersection is known locally as "The Square".

Belmont and Cloghan railway station opened on 29 May 1884, closed for passenger traffic on 24 February 1947, and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1963.[5]

Sport

St. Rynagh's GAA club are based in Cloghan and play their games at the local sports field. The club was founded in 1961 and has since won 16 Offaly Senior Hurling Championships and 5 Offaly County Intermediate Football Championships. The Cloghan pitch is used for Gaelic football, while the pitch in Banagher is used for the club's hurling games and training.

People

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Cloghan". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. "An Clochán / Cloghan". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. "Hugo Loonam Motors". Hugo Loonam Motors. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. "St. Mary's National School | Website". stmarysnscloghan.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. "Belmont and Cloghan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  6. "Nothing septic about Cloghan Youtuber's earnings". offalyindependent.ie. Offaly Independent. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020. Cloghan native and YouTube sensation Sean McLoughlin, who's better known to his fans as Jack Septic Eye, earned a whopping €14m
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