Cloneygowan
Cluain na nGamhan
Village
Cloneygowan
Cloneygowan
Cloneygowan is located in Ireland
Cloneygowan
Cloneygowan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°11′17″N 7°16′51″W / 53.188000°N 7.280728°W / 53.188000; -7.280728
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Offaly
Population
 (2016)[1]
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

  1. 1 2 "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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