Clonygowan
Cloneygowan
Cluain na nGamhan | |
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Village | |
 Cloneygowan | |
  Cloneygowan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′17″N 7°16′51″W / 53.188000°N 7.280728°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Offaly |
| Population | 198 |
Clonygowan (also Cloneygowan) (Irish: Cluain na nGamhan, meaning 'pasture of the calves')[2][3][4] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, on the R420 regional road between Tullamore to Portarlington road. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 198 people.[1] The main village centre is built around a central green.
Places of interest
[edit]While Clonygowan House no longer exists, a dovecote, designed in the manner of a folly and built on the estate grounds circa 1830, survives as a reminder of the former house.[5]
Events and culture
[edit]The annual Gooseberry Fair takes place in Clonygowan every August.[6]
Education
[edit]Scoil Mhuire is a five-classroom primary school located in Clonygowan.[7]
Sport
[edit]The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Raheen GAA,[8] won the Offaly Intermediate Football Championship in 1981 and 2014.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Clonygowan". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Cluain na nGamhan / Clonygowan". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Clonygowan Townland, Co. Offaly". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Irish placenames deciphered: a Joycean Gaelic tour of Ireland". IrishCentral.com. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Clonygowan House, Clonygowan, County Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ "All the fun of the fair in Cloneygowan". Offaly Express. 24 August 2011.
- ^ "About Us".
- ^ "Offaly GAA club makes presentation to longtime sponsors". offalyexpress.ie. Iconic Media. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Roll of Honour - Offaly Intermediate Football Championship Roll of Honour". offaly.gaa.ie. Offaly GAA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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