Clara, County Offaly
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Clara (Irish: Clóirtheach; erroneously translated locally as An 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]
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Clara
Clóirtheach | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 53.342661°N 7.613525°W / 53.342661; -7.613525 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Offaly |
Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Population | 3,403 |
Irish Grid Reference | N254325 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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'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.