Clara, County Offaly

Clara
Clóirtheach
Town
Clara on the R436
Clara on the R436
Clara is located in Ireland
Clara
Clara
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′34″N 7°36′49″W / 53.342661°N 7.613525°W / 53.342661; -7.613525
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyOffaly
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,403
Irish Grid ReferenceN254325

Clara (Irish: Clóirtheach; erroneously translated locally as An Clárach)[8] is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the 10th largest town in the midlands of Ireland. The town had a population of 3,403 as of the 2022 census.[1]

Clara's local services include churches,[9][10] schools,[11][12][13] a branch of the Laois & Offaly Education and Training Board,[14] a library,[15] doctor's surgery, medical centre,[16] pharmacies,[17] health centre,[18] family resource centre,[19] shops, post office,[20] credit union,[21] hair and beauty salons, barbers, garages, pubs, eateries, a playground, public swimming pool,[22] pitch and putt club,[23] GAA club,[24] and Clara Bog Visitor Centre.[25] There is a Garda (police) station[26] and fire station in the town, while the Midlands Regional Hospital is located approximately eleven kilometres away in Tullamore.

  1. ^ a b c "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ Census for post 1821 figures.
  3. ^ "histpop.org". Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ "nisranew.nisra.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. ^ Lee, J. J. (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
  6. ^ Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850". The Economic History Review. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. hdl:10197/1406. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Clara". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Clóirtheach/Clara". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ^ "St. Brigid's Parish, Clara & Horseleap". 14 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Tullamore Union of Parishes – Meath and Kildare". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Scoil Bhríde Girls NS". Scoil Bhríde Girls NS. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  12. ^ "St. Francis Boys National School Clara Co.Offaly". St. Francis Boys National School Clara Co.Offaly. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  13. ^ "ASCN Clara". ASCN Clara. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board - Clara FET Centre". Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Clara Library ~ Leabharlann Chlóirthigh". Offaly County Council. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Find a GP - ICGP Web Site". www.icgp.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  17. ^ "McManus Pharmacy – Pharmacy Shop". McManus Pharmacy. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Offaly Health Centres". HSE.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Clara Community And Family Resource Centre CLG". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  20. ^ Post, An (21 October 2023). "An Post CLARA". An Post store locator.
  21. ^ "St Brigid's Credit Union Ltd - Clara | Moate | Ferbane | Banaher". St. Brigid's Credit Union Ltd. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  22. ^ Reporter. "Clara Swimming Pool - A fabulous facility in the heart of the town". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Erry Pitch & Putt". Visit Offaly. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Clara GAA". Clara GAA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  25. ^ "%%sitename%%". Clara Bog Nature Reserve. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  26. ^ Garda Síochána, An (21 October 2023). "Clara".