Cratloe (Irish: An Chreatalach) is a small village (pop: 656 (2002)) in County Clare, Ireland, located between Limerick City and Ennis. The Cratloe Woods are located on the overlooking hillside, and are a popular recreational park and forestry area.
The village is located just off the N18 road from Limerick to Ennis. The railway line from Limerick to Ennis also passes by the village – although the station remains closed at present.
The name CRATLOE is derived from the gaelic CREAT-SHAILEÓG, meaning the sallow wood, or the land of sallow trees.
Cratloe's importance stems from the fact that it was one of the major passes on highways from Munster into Connacht as the hills to the north, and the Shannon to the south, rendered these routes inaccessible.
Cratloe is next mentioned in 1510 when an English and Irish army led by Gearóid Fitzgerald, Earl of Kildare and Justice of Ireland, marched into Thomond.
Cratloe (Irish: An Chreatalach) is a small village (its population in 2002 was 656) in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, situated between Limerick City and Ennis in the midwest of Ireland.
The Cratloe Woods, located on the overlooking hillside, are a popular recreational park and forestry area.
Garranon Oak Wood, in the grounds of Cratloe Wood House, provided the timbers for the roof of London's Westminster Hall.
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