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Ennis
Sign in to saveEnnis ( , meaning 'island' or 'river meadow') 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. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 27,923, making it the 6th largest town, and 11th largest urban settlement in Ireland, as of the 2022 census. Dating from the 12th century the town's Irish name is short for , deriving from its location between two courses of the River Fergus.
Key facts
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- Town
- Settlement.name
- Ennis
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.mapsize
- 230px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Ennis in Ireland
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- Ireland#Europe
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- 1
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Irish Grid Reference
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- Metric
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- 3
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Munster
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- County
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- County Clare
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county town
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Clare
- Population
- 24253
- Elevation
- 3
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- County Clare
- Official website
- www.visitennis.ie
- Image
- Ennis.jpg
- Dialing code
- 65
- Licence plate code
- CE
Show 10 more facts
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ennis
- Irish Grid Reference
- R333780
- historic county
- County Clare
- twinned administrative body
- Phoenix
- Commons category
- Ennis
- topic's main category
- Category:Ennis
- IPA transcription
- ˈɛ.nɪs
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Grete Weil
- native label
- Inis
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Heritage and economy
- Transport
- Education
- Climate
- Culture
- Sports and leisure
- International relations
- Information Age Town
- Tidy Town
- Gallery
- Notable people
- In popular culture
- Townlands and civil parishes
- See also
- References
- External links
Ennis ( , meaning 'island' or 'river meadow') 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. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 27,923, making it the 6th largest town, and 11th largest urban settlement in Ireland, as of the 2022 census. Dating from the 12th century the town's Irish name is short for , deriving from its location between two courses of the River Fergus.
Ennis has had considerable success in the Irish Tidy Towns competition. In 2005 and 2021, the town was named Ireland's tidiest town, and was named Ireland's tidiest large urban centre on multiple occasions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ennis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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