Ennis

This article is about the Irish county town. For other uses, see Ennis (disambiguation).

Ennis
Inis
Town
O'Connell Street, 2005
O'Connell Street, 2005
Coat of arms of Ennis
Coat of arms
Ennis is located in Ireland
Ennis
Ennis
Location in Ireland
Ennis is located in Europe
Ennis
Ennis
Ennis (Europe)
Coordinates: 52°50′47″N 8°58′51″W / 52.8463°N 8.9807°W / 52.8463; -8.9807
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
BaroniesIslands and Bunratty Upper
Government
 • Dáil constituencyClare
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Rank11th
 • Urban
27,923
DemonymEnnisman/Enniswoman
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
V95
Telephone area code+353(0)65
Irish Grid ReferenceR333780
Websitewww.visitennis.com

Ennis (Irish: Inis [ˈɪnʲɪʃ], meaning 'island' or 'river meadow')[2] is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 27,923,[1] making it the 6th largest town, and 11th largest urban settlement, as of the 2022 census. Dating from the 12th century the town's Irish name is short for Irish: Inis Cluana Rámhfhada, meaning 'Island of the long rowing meadow', deriving from its location between two courses of the River Fergus.

Ennis has had considerable success in the Irish Tidy Towns competition. In 2005 and 2021, the town was named Ireland's tidiest town, and was named Ireland's tidiest large urban centre on multiple occasions.

The town straddles two baronies. Most of the town, including its historic centre, is in the Barony of Islands.[3] However, the eastern and north-eastern edges of the town are in the Barony of Bunratty Upper.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Ennis". Census 2022. CSO. 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Inis/Ennis". logainm.ie. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Townlands.ie: Barony of Islands, Co. Clare. https://www.townlands.ie/clare/islands/
  4. ^ Townlands.ie: Barony of Bunratty Upper, Co. Clare. https://www.townlands.ie/clare/bunratty-upper/