Cloghan, County Offaly

Town in Leinster, Ireland

Cloghan

An Clochán

Town

Junction of the N62 and R357 roads

Cloghan

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°13′26″N 7°53′02″W﻿ / ﻿53.224°N 7.884°W﻿ / 53.224; -7.884
Country| Ireland
Province| Leinster
County| Offaly
Elevation

| 55 m (180 ft)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 654
Time zone| UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference| N075196

Cloghan (Irish: An Clochán, meaning 'stepping stones" or "stone structure')[2] is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located, in the civil parish of Gallen,[3] at the intersection of the N62 National secondary road and the R356 and R357 regional roads. As of the 2022 census, Cloghan had a population of 654 people.[1]

## Amenities

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Cloghan is home to a car dealership,[4] 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.[citation needed]

The local national (primary) school, St. Mary's National School,[5] had an enrollment of approximately 100 pupils as of 2024.[6] The Catholic church in Cloghan, also named for St. Mary, was built c. 1860.[7] It is in Cloghan & Banagher parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.[8]

## Transport

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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.[9]

## Sport

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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

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* Greg Hughes, Gaelic footballer and manager, was from Cloghan.[10]
* YouTuber Jacksepticeye, born Seán McLoughlin, is originally from the town.[11]

## See also

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* List of towns and villages in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
2. ^ "An Clochán / Cloghan". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
3. ^ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Cloghan". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis - via libraryireland.com.
4. ^ "Hugo Loonam Motors". Hugo Loonam Motors. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
5. ^ "St. Mary's National School | Website". stmarysnscloghan.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
6. ^ "Directory Page - St Marys National School". Department of Education. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024 - via gov.ie.
7. ^ "Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Banagher Street, Cloghan (Ga. By.), Cloghan, Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
8. ^ "Parish Details - Cloghan & Banagher (Gallen & Reynagh)". ardaghdiocese.org. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
9. ^ "Belmont and Cloghan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
10. ^ "Death of Offaly great Greg Hughes". Irish Independent. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
11. ^ "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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Places in County Offaly

County town: Tullamore

Towns|

* Banagher
* Birr
* Clara
* Cloghan
* Daingean
* Edenderry
* Ferbane
* Tullamore

Villages and
Townlands|

* Ballinagar
* Ballyboy
* Ballycumber
* Belmont
* Blue Ball
* Bracknagh
* Brosna
* Cadamstown
* Clareen
* Clonahenoge
* Clonbullogue
* Clonmacnoise
* Clonony
* Clonygowan
* Coolderry
* Crinkill
* Croghan
* Cushina
* Doon
* Dunkerrin
* Durrow
* Geashill
* Horseleap
* Kilcormac
* Killeigh
* Killoughey
* Killurin
* Kinnitty
* Moneygall
* Mountbolus
* Mucklagh
* Pollagh
* Rahan
* Rath
* Rhode
* Shannonbridge
* Shannon Harbour
* Shinrone
* Walsh Island

Landforms|

* Arderin
* Barcam
* Bog of Allen
* Boora bog
* Carroll's Hill
* Farbreague
* Clara Bog
* Croghan Hill
* Esker Riada
* Grand Canal
* Raheenmore Bog
* River Brosna
* River Camcor
* River Shannon
* Silver River
* Stillbrook Hill
* Wolftrap Mountain
* Yellow River

Topics|

* Education in County Offaly
* Geography of County Offaly
* History of County Offaly
* List of National Monuments in County Offaly
* List of townlands of County Offaly
* Media in County Offaly
* Mountains and hills of County Offaly
* Politics of County Offaly
* Religion in County Offaly
* Rivers of County Offaly
* Transport in County Offaly

* Counties of Ireland

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