Cloghan () is a town in
County Offaly
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,
Ireland
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. It is located, in the
civil parish
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of Gallen, at the intersection of the
N62 National secondary road
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and the
R356 and
R357 regional roads. As of the
2022 census, Cloghan had a population of 654 people.
Amenities
Cloghan is home to a car dealership, and has a number of shops including a butchers, a hairdressers/beautician, a
Spar store and a service station. Cloghan once had five public houses in 1994 but, as of January 2016, had only one remaining.
The local
national (primary) school, St. Mary's National School, had an enrollment of approximately 100 pupils as of 2024. The
Catholic
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church in Cloghan, also named for St. Mary, was built . It is in Cloghan & Banagher parish in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Geography
The diocese is entirely within the Republic of Ireland and contains most of counties Longford and Leitrim, with parts of counties ...
.
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 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
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, while the pitch in Banagher is used for the club's
hurling
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games and training.
People
*
Greg Hughes, Gaelic footballer and manager, was from Cloghan.
* YouTuber
Jacksepticeye, born Seán McLoughlin, is originally from the town.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
{{County Offaly
Towns and villages in County Offaly