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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
Junction of the N62 and R357 roads
Cloghan Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°13′26″N 7°53′02″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Offaly
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]	601
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	N075196

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.^{[citation needed]}

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".^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

People

• YouTuber Jacksepticeye, born Seán McLoughlin, is originally from the town.[6]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

На других языках

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- [en] Cloghan, County Offaly

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[ru] Клохан (Оффали)

Клохан[2] (англ. Cloghan; ирл. An Clochán) — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Оффали (провинция Ленстер) на пересечении дорог N62, R356 и R357.

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