Cloghan, County Offaly

Cloghan An Clochán
—  Town  —
Cloghan Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°08′N 7°32′W / 53.13°N 7.53°W / 53.13; -7.53Coordinates: 53°08′N 7°32′W / 53.13°N 7.53°W / 53.13; -7.53
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Offaly
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2006)
- Urban	503
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	N075196

Cloghan (Irish: An Clochán) is a town in County Offaly, Ireland, located at the intersection of the N62 National secondary road and the R356 and R357 regional roads. It is one of the few places in the world in which a traffic roundabout is called "The Square". Cloghan was once one of Ireland's great centres of trade and ancient Roman coins have been discovered throughout the town and surrounding countryside.

Transport

• Belmont and Cloghan railway station opened on 29 May 1884, closed for passenger traffic on 24 February 1947, and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1963.^[1]

Sport

• St. Rynagh's GAA club are based in Cloghan and play their games at the local sports field. The club was founded in 1961 and has since won 16 Offaly Senior Hurling Championships.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

1. ^ "Belmont and Cloghan station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-12.