Claremorris

Claremorris
Clár Chlainne Mhuiris
Town
Dalton Street in Claremorris
Dalton Street in Claremorris
Claremorris is located in Ireland
Claremorris
Claremorris
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°43′01″N 8°59′54″W / 53.7169°N 8.99833°W / 53.7169; -8.99833
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation69 m (226 ft)
Population3,857
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
F12
Telephone area code+353(0)94
Irish Grid ReferenceM338751

Claremorris (/ˌklrˈmɒrɪs/; Irish: Clár Chlainne Mhuiris[3]) is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. As of the 2017, it was the fastest growing town in the county,[4] having seen a 31% increase in population between 2006 and 2011 and a 23% increase between 2002 and 2006. Between the 2016 census and the 2022 census, the population of Claremorris grew further, from 3,687 to 3,857 inhabitants.[5]

The town sits at the bottom of a valley, all roads leading to the town follow hills, in particular the old Knock road (known as the Knock hill) and Courthouse road. Although low-lying, the town does not experience flooding. There is no major river through the town although there are two lakes in the town centre: Clare Lough where the 'Land of the Giants' amenity is located and Mayfield Lough. A small river flows between the two.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ogimet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Census Mapping - Towns: Claremorris - Population Snapshot". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Clár Chlainne Mhuiris/Claremorris". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Claremorris – fastest growing town in County Mayo". claremorrischamber.ie. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2024. For the second census in a row, Claremorris has recorded the fastest population growth in Mayo
  5. ^ "Four Mayo villages see population fall amid county-wide population rise". mayonews.ie. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.