Cloghan () is a town in
County Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
,
Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the
N62 National secondary road and the
R356 and
R357 regional roads.
Amenities
Cloghan had (as of 2016) a population of 601,
and is home to a car dealership, 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.
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.
Sport
St. Rynagh's GAA
St Rynagh's ( ga, Naomh Raghnach) is the name of two Gaelic Athletic Association sister clubs that encompass the towns of Cloghan and Banagher in County Offaly, in Ireland. The St Rynagh's Football Club is based in Cloghan and wear green and whi ...
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 Championship
The Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Molloy Environmental Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athlet ...
s and 5 Offaly County Intermediate Football Championships. The Cloghan pitch is used for
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
, while the pitch in Banagher is used for the club's
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
games and training.
People
* YouTuber
Jacksepticeye, born Seán McLoughlin, is originally from the town.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
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Towns and villages in County Offaly