Clonygowan

Cloneygowan

*Cluain na nGamhan*
Cloneygowan Cluain na nGamhan
Village
	Cloneygowan
	Cloneygowan Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 53°11′17″N 7°16′51″W / 53.188000°N 7.280728°WCoordinates: 53°11′17″N 7°16′51″W / 53.188000°N 7.280728°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Offaly
Population (2016)	198

Clonygowan (also Cloneygowan) (Irish: Cluain na nGamhan, meaning 'pasture of the calves')^[2] ^[3] ^[4] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, on the R420 regional road between Tullamore to Portarlington road. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 198 people.^[1] The main village centre is built around a central green.

Places of interest

While Clonygowan House no longer exists, a dovecote, designed in the manner of a folly and built on the estate grounds circa 1830, survives as a reminder of the former house.^[5]

Events and culture

The annual Gooseberry Fair takes place in Clonygowan every August.^[6]

Education

Scoil Mhuire is a five-classroom primary school located in Clonygowan.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Clonygowan". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ "Cluain na nGamhan / Clonygowan". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ "Clonygowan Townland, Co. Offaly". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Irish placenames deciphered: a Joycean Gaelic tour of Ireland". IrishCentral.com. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Clonygowan House, Clonygowan, County Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
^ "All the fun of the fair in Cloneygowan". Offaly Express. 24 August 2011.
^ "About Us".

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[cso2016-1] "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Clonygowan". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[2] "Cluain na nGamhan / Clonygowan". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[3] "Clonygowan Townland, Co. Offaly". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[4] "Irish placenames deciphered: a Joycean Gaelic tour of Ireland". IrishCentral.com. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[5] "Clonygowan House, Clonygowan, County Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2008.

[6] "All the fun of the fair in Cloneygowan". Offaly Express. 24 August 2011.

[7] "About Us".

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v t e Places in County Offaly
County town: Tullamore
Towns	Birr Cloghan Edenderry Ferbane Tullamore
Villages and Townlands	Ballinagar Ballyboy Ballycumber Banagher Belmont Blue Ball Bracknagh Brosna Cadamstown Clara Clareen Clonbollogue Clonmacnoise Clonony Clonygowan Coolderry Crinkill Croghan Cushina Daingean Doon Dunkerrin Durrow Geashill Horseleap Kilcormac Killeigh Killoughey Killurin Kinnitty Moneygall Mountbolus Pollagh Rahan Rath Rhode Shannonbridge Shannon Harbour Shinrone Walsh Island
Landforms	Arderin Barcam Bog of Allen Boora bog Carroll's Hill Farbreague Clara Bog Croghan Hill Esker Riada Grand Canal Raheenmore Bog River Brosna River Camcor River Shannon Silver River Stillbrook Hill Wolftrap Mountain Yellow River
Topics	Education in County Offaly Geography of County Offaly History of County Offaly List of National Monuments in County Offaly List of townlands of County Offaly Media in County Offaly Mountains and hills of County Offaly Politics of County Offaly Religion in County Offaly Rivers of County Offaly Transport in County Offaly
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