Cloughjordan Cloch Shiurdáin
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WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52.9402778° N 8.0355556° W Irish Grid Reference R9761087713
Town population:	N/A (2002)
Rural population:	431 (2002)
Elevation:	380 m
County:	Tipperary
Province:	Munster

Cloughjordan (Cloch Shiurdáin in Irish, meaning "Jordan's Stone"), in North Tipperary, Ireland is situated in the north-west part of North Tipperary close to the Offaly border. It is almost equidistant from Nenagh, Roscrea and Birr and is close to Ireland's largest river, the Shannon, and Lough Derg. The alternate spelling 'Cloghjordan' is recognised. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Ireland Map with County Tipperary Magnified. ... Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for the Republic of Ireland census and other related data collection activities to assist in government planning. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for the Republic of Ireland census and other related data collection activities to assist in government planning. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The island of Ireland has 32 counties, with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation). ... North Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary North Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the northern part of County Tipperary. ... County Offaly (Irish: Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Leinster, Ireland, bordered by seven other counties: Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Meath, Kildare, Laois, and Tipperary. ... Flag of Nenagh Nenagh (An tAonach in Irish) is the largest town in North Tipperary, Ireland, with a population in 2002 of 6,454. ... Roscrea (Ros Cré in Irish) is a small town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, located near the midlands of Ireland. ... Birr (Biorra in Irish) is a town in the Midlands county of Offaly in the Republic of Ireland. ... The River Shannon, Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connaught) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... There are two loughs (lakes) in Ireland of the name Lough Derg: Lough Derg in Munster is the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland and borders Tipperary, Galway, County Clare and others. ...

Unusually for a town of its size (the 2002 Census Records places the population at 431), it has three churches - Roman Catholic (St. Michael’s, built in 1898), Church of Ireland (St. Kiernan’s, 1830) and Methodist, (1875). The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Developed at the intersection of travel routes between Nenagh, Birr and Moneygall, the village of Cloughjordan was built in the late 17th century by Cromwellian grantees and was remodelled in the late 18th century to include a square in front of the Church of Ireland on the east-west main street. Cloughjordan was one of the first villages in Ireland to provide its own rural electrification scheme.
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The market towns of Nenagh, Birr and Roscrea are all nearby and the town's railway station which is connected to the Irish railway network on a branch from Limerick to Ballybrophy (where it joins the main Cork–Dublin line) has a twice-daily service in each direction. Rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland, and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. ... Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of the Republic of Ireland. ... Ballybrophy (Baile Uí Bhróithe in Irish) is a village in North Tipperary, Ireland, with a population recorded in the 2002 census of 145. ... Cork (Corcaigh in Irish) is the second city of the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ...

Famous People etc.

• The Village - While not strictly "famous", anyone involved in this eco-village project deserves a mention here. More information is available at www.thevillage.ie
• The actor Patrick Bergin resides in Cloughjordan.
• Fergus Costello is an internationally acclaimed liturgical artist and church designer. He is a leading authority on Church art in Ireland and is based out of Cloughjordan.
• Cloughjordan is the birthplace of Thomas MacDonagh, poet and patriot who was one of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of the Republic. He was executed in 1916 by firing squad. The local library and GAA park bear his name.
• Charlie Swan, multiple National Hunt Champion jockey.

Patrick Bergin (born February 4, 1951 in Dublin, Ireland, as Patrick Connolly Bergin) is a tall Irish actor best known for menacing Julia Roberts in the melodrama Sleeping with the Enemy. ... Thomas MacDonagh (February 1, 1878 - May 3, 1916) was an Irish nationalist, poet, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. ... The Easter Proclamation, officially referred to as the Proclamation of the Republic, was a document read by Padraig Pearse at the start of the Easter Rising in Ireland in April 1916, in which a republican Provisional Government claimed the right to proclaim Irish independence from the United Kingdom of Great... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... GAA redirects here. ...

External Links

• Tipperary Views
• The Village - Building a Sustainable Community
• Cloughjordan Library
• Cloughjordan Train Station
• Cloughjordan Cineclub - Screening all the latest releases of Arthouse Film