Inagh
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Inagh (Eidhneach in Irish, meaning "place abounding in ivy") is a village located 14 km west of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland, on the N85 road to Ennistymon and Lahinch. The parish of Inagh comprises seven townlands lying north-east of Mount Callan. Inagh is the home to the Biddy Early Brewery and Restaurant, Ireland's first pub brewery, named after a local witch Biddy Early. The parish of Inagh is well known for its pubs and tourists often stop off in the Village for a quiet pint before getting on the road to Lahinch and Liscannor or turning left for Miltown and the beautiful Spanish Point. Other local industry includes the Tom Cuddihy Hurley Factory. Tom Cuddihy's superior hand crafted hurley's are known throughout Co. Clare & many county hurlers, including local hurling legend, Tony Carmondy, use his hurley's. He fabricates his hurley's using the finest quality native timber sourced locally from his own farm.
Inagh is noted for its abundance of natural peat resources especially in the scenic Mount Callan area and in the past this was an important natural resource for the local community. The downside to this natural resource is however the lack of arable land in an area rich in peat which is highly acidic and not suitable for intensive farming.
A recent topic of controversy around the greater Inagh area was the construction by Clare County Council of a new landfill site & waste management facility at Ballyduff Beag, east of the village. The proposal to construct a landfill site was met with reistance & lead to the formation of the "Inagh Anti-Dump Committee", chaired by Perry Long, a native of Kilmaley who lives locally. Locals complained of odours & also of crow & itinerant infestation at the site. Inaghnanians gathered at the site & chanted "That Dump Shouldn't Be There, Take it Away" as Clare County Council workers attempted to gain access to the site. A split in the Inagh community resulted due to rumours that the chairperson of the Inagh Anti-Dump Committee, Perry Long, a prominent Fine Gael supporter, was only using the committee to embarrass local Fianna Fáil councillor, Flan Garvey (now mayor of Clare). Perry Long adamently denied these ruomours. Inaghnanians were deeply worried that the split in their community would take generations to heal however, thanks to the skilled negotiating skills of Flan Garvey, a compromise has been found & the both sides of the divide now live together in harmoney. Problems at the landfill site were resolved & the community now accepts that the landfill is "A Fine Example of a Modern, Well Run Waste Management Facility". Since the opening of the landfil site, the local economey has boomed. Keatings shop in particular has greatly benefited thanks to the truck drivers stopping off to get their breakfast rolls on their way to work. The local economey has also benefited directly from the lanfill as 2% of the annual revenue gets injected directly to the community. This money has helped to greatly improve the local infrastructure such as the provision of a new driveway into Perry Long's house & a new Septic Tank for the Harvey's to name but a few of the modern engineering marvels that have improved the quality of life for many Inaghnanians.
Inagh is also well known for hurling, the local hero is Anthony Carmody who had shown great promise hurling with St. Flannans College and Clare underage teams. Tony has played some good games for the Clare Seniors, but as yet Tony has failed to perform in the Senior Championship against serious opposition such as Cork or Kilkenny but Tony and the Clare team are preparing hard for the up-coming Guinness Championship clash with Cork in 2007. Other sports played localy are soccer, local team Inagh Rovers have had a mixed history with success hard come by. Surfing is also popular in Inagh and although 17 Kilometers from the Sea, Inagh Village boasts a local Surf School/Shop, which cant be missed with its bright blue and yellow facade. Local well known names include Tony Carmody, Brendan Long, Shocko and Michael Dillon.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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