Back كلارا Arabic كلارا (مقاطعه اوفالى) ARZ Clara (Offaly) Catalan Clara (Irland) German Clara (Offaly) Spanish Clara (Offaly konderria) Basque Clara (Irlande) French Clóirtheach Irish Clara (Irlanda) Italian Clara (Irlandia) Polish
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Clara
Clóirtheach | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Clara on the R436 | |
  Clara Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′34″N 7°36′49″W / 53.342661°N 7.613525°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Offaly |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population | 3,403 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N254325 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1,174 | — |
| 1831 | 1,149 | −2.1% |
| 1841 | 1,357 | +18.1% |
| 1851 | 996 | −26.6% |
| 1861 | 915 | −8.1% |
| 1871 | 832 | −9.1% |
| 1881 | 956 | +14.9% |
| 1891 | 1,092 | +14.2% |
| 1901 | 1,111 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 1,096 | −1.4% |
| 1926 | 1,726 | +57.5% |
| 1936 | 1,590 | −7.9% |
| 1946 | 1,635 | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 1,684 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 2,628 | +56.1% |
| 1961 | 2,477 | −5.7% |
| 1966 | 2,424 | −2.1% |
| 1971 | 2,156 | −11.1% |
| 1981 | 2,596 | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 2,736 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 2,505 | −8.4% |
| 1996 | 2,464 | −1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,704 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 3,001 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 3,242 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 3,336 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,403 | +2.0% |
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Clara (Irish: Clóirtheach; sometimes translated locally as Clárach)[8] is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the 10th largest town in the midlands of Ireland. The town had a population of 3,403 as of the 2022 census.[1]
Clara's local services include churches,[9][10] schools,[11][12][13] a branch of the Laois & Offaly Education and Training Board,[14] a library,[15] doctor's surgery, medical centre,[16] pharmacies,[17] health centre,[18] family resource centre,[19] shops, post office,[20] credit union,[21] hair and beauty salons, barbers, garages, pubs, eateries, a playground, public swimming pool,[22] pitch and putt club,[23] GAA club,[24] and Clara Bog Visitor Centre.[25] There is a Garda (police) station[26] and fire station in the town, while the Midlands Regional Hospital is located approximately eleven kilometres away in Tullamore.
- ^ a b c "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Census for post 1821 figures.
- ^ "histpop.org". Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
- ^ "nisranew.nisra.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Lee, J. J. (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850". The Economic History Review. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. hdl:10197/1406. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Clara". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Clóirtheach/Clara". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "St. Brigid's Parish, Clara & Horseleap". 14 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Tullamore Union of Parishes – Meath and Kildare". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Scoil Bhríde Girls NS". Scoil Bhríde Girls NS. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "St. Francis Boys National School Clara Co.Offaly". St. Francis Boys National School Clara Co.Offaly. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "ASCN Clara". ASCN Clara. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board - Clara FET Centre". Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Clara Library ~ Leabharlann Chlóirthigh". Offaly County Council. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Find a GP - ICGP Web Site". www.icgp.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "McManus Pharmacy – Pharmacy Shop". McManus Pharmacy. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Offaly Health Centres". HSE.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Clara Community And Family Resource Centre CLG". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Post, An (21 October 2023). "An Post CLARA". An Post store locator.
- ^ "St Brigid's Credit Union Ltd - Clara | Moate | Ferbane | Banaher". St. Brigid's Credit Union Ltd. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Reporter (21 September 2021). "Clara Swimming Pool - A fabulous facility in the heart of the town". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Erry Pitch & Putt". Visit Offaly. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Clara GAA". Clara GAA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "%%sitename%%". Clara Bog Nature Reserve. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Garda Síochána, An (21 October 2023). "Clara".