Cloghan, County Offaly

Cloghan
An Clochán
Town
Junction of the N62 and R357 roads
Junction of the N62 and R357 roads
Cloghan is located in Ireland
Cloghan
Cloghan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°13′26″N 7°53′02″W / 53.224°N 7.884°W / 53.224; -7.884
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyOffaly
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
654
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN075196

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]

  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.