Tubberclare
Tobar Chláir | |
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Village | |
 Signage entering Tubberclare | |
  Tubberclare Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′39″N 7°51′19″W / 53.4941733°N 7.8553963°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N096493 |
| Website | www |
Tubberclare or Tubberclair (Irish: Tobar Chláir)[1] is a village and townland in County Westmeath, Ireland, between Ballymahon and Athlone. It lies 9 km (6 mi) from Athlone, on the N55 national secondary road, and 2 km (1 mi) north of Glasson. Toberclare is the official spelling of the name in English.
Tubberclair is also the name of the surrounding parish, which includes the villages of Glasson and Ballykeeran. It borders Lough Ree on the Westmeath side and is reputed to be the geographical centre of Ireland with a monument depicting this in the centre of the parish.
- ^ "Tobar Chláir/Toberclare". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 18 October 2021.