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Ennis (Irish: Inis [ˈɪnʲɪʃ], meaning 'island' or 'river meadow') [2] is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus , north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary .
Ptolemy created a map of Ireland in his Geographia with information dating from 100 AD; it is the oldest written account of the island that includes geographical features. [11] Within his map, Ptolemy names the Gaelic tribes inhabiting it and the areas in which they resided; in the area of Clare, he identified a tribe known as the Gangani. [12]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... List of towns in the Republic of Ireland; By county: Carlow; Cavan; Clare; Cork; ... Ennis (4 C, 13 P) K. Kilkee (6 P)
The following table and map show the areas in Ireland, previously designated as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns in the Local Government Act 2001. Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Ireland had a two-tier system of local authorities. The first tier consisted of administrative counties and county boroughs.
This is a sortable list of townlands of County Clare, Ireland. [1] [2]Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. Names marked in bold typeface are towns, and the word Town appears for those entries in the Acres column.
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The town of Ennis, which also covers parts of the civil parishes of Doora, Kilraghtis and Templemaley, includes the townlands of Cahircalla Beg, Cahircalla More, Claureen, Cloghleagh, Clonroad Beg, Clonroad More, Drumbiggil, Drumcliff, Lifford, Loughvella and Shanvogh.
Ruan is near the Burren and between Corofin, Crusheen and Ennis. Ennis is the nearest major town, 10 km to the south. The name Ruan (An Ruadhán) is an old Irish term for the alder tree, at one time used to make red dye. [2] The parish contains Dromore Lake. [2]