Newmarket-on-Fergus

Newmarket-on-Fergus
Irish: Cora Chaitlín
Town
Ennis Road
Ennis Road
Newmarket-on-Fergus is located in Ireland
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°45′35″N 8°53′37″W / 52.7597°N 8.8935°W / 52.7597; -8.8935
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population1,784
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR391682

Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin[2] (Irish: Cora Chaitlín, meaning 'Caitlín's weir'), is a town[3] in County Clare, Ireland. It is 13 kilometres from Ennis, 8 kilometres from Shannon Airport, and 24 kilometres from Limerick.[4]

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Newmarket-On-Fergus". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Cora Chaitlín/Newmarket-on-Fergus". Placenames Database of Ireland. The Placenames Branch (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs), Government of Ireland.
  3. ^ "Table 5: Population of Towns ordered by County and size, 2002 and 2006" (PDF). Census 2006 Volume 1: Population classified by area. Central Statistics Office, Ireland. p. 37.
  4. ^ "I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey1942/3". County Clare Library website.