Carran

Carran
An Carn
Village
St. Columba's Church
St. Columba's Church
Carran is located in Ireland
Carran
Carran
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°02′06″N 9°04′35″W / 53.0350°N 9.0763004°W / 53.0350; -9.0763004
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total106
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR277992
Carran painted in the first half of the 19th century by a travelling French artist
Temple Cronan
Carran church
Cassidy's

Carran (Irish: An Carn, meaning 'the cairn'),[2] also Carron, is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Burren region, within a civil parish of the same name. It is notable mainly for being the birthplace of Michael Cusack, the inspirer and co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. At the time of the 2011 Census, Carran had 106 inhabitants.

  1. ^ "Census 2011". Central Statistics Office Ireland. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ^ "An Carn/Carran". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 21 October 2021.