Clonygowan

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Cloneygowan
Cluain na nGamhan
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Cloneygowan
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Cloneygowan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°11′17″N7°16′51″W / 53.188000°N 7.280728°W / 53.188000; -7.280728 Coordinates: 53°11′17″N7°16′51″W / 53.188000°N 7.280728°W / 53.188000; -7.280728
CountryIreland
Province Leinster
County County 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.

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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]

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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.
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