Clane
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| Clane Claonadh |
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| Irish grid reference N872278 |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Kildare | |
| Population (2006) | 4,968 | |
| Website: http://www.clane.ie | ||
Clane (Claonadh in Irish) is a village on the River Liffey and in the barony of Clane in County Kildare, Ireland. It is situated 32 km from Dublin, at the crossroads of the R403 and R407 regional roads, halfway between Maynooth and Naas in north Kildare.
Its population of 4,968 (as recorded in the Census of 2006)[1] makes it the eighth largest town in Kildare and the 78th largest in the Republic of Ireland. Since the 1990s Clane has undergone rapid development and an increase in population as its status as a satellite town to the City of Dublin has become more prominent.
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[edit] History
The town can be traced as far back as 520 A.D. when it consisted of an abbey founded by St. Ailbe, Bishop of Fernes. At one point the town existed as a peninsula jutting into a now dried up lake on the river Liffey.
The name Clane is an Anglicised version of the word claonadh, which means bend or slope. The River Liffey meanders slightly at Clane, coming along the road leading towards Naas. In the medieval period the barony of Clane was known as Otymy. The medieval barony of Otymy was granted by the Earl of Leinster, Strongbow, to Adam de Hereford before 1176. Adam gave it to his brother Richard de Hereford. It was partitioned between his granddaughters who married Sir John Staunton and John’s son Adam.
[edit] Clane in fiction
The town of Clane is one of the settings in the early life of Stephen Dedalus, the protagonist in the novel by James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
[edit] Transport
A commuter railway station in Sallins, some 6 km from Clane, has a regular service to Dublin. The town is also served by Bus Éireann, which operates regular bus service between Edenderry and Dublin.
[edit] Sport
- There are 10 golf courses within 16 km of the town, the most famous of which is the K Club, where the 1995 European Open was held, and which hosted the 2006 Ryder Cup.
- Clane rugby club [1] boast 2 senior sides and a strong youth set up, with pitches situated on the Ballinagappa Road.
- Clane GAA is located on Caragh Road.
- Clane Football Club (CFC) are going to win the Umbro Galway Cup.
[edit] Education
- Scoil Mhuire (Second level School)
- Hewetsons N.S. (Primary school)
- Scoil Bhride G.N.S. (Primary school)
- St Patricks B.N.S. (Primary school)
- Clane College (Private College)
- Longtown Creche and Montessori
- Clongowes Wood College
[edit] Notable People associated with Clane
- Charles Handy - contemporary social commentator
- Charles Wolfe - Poet
- Theobald Wolfe Tone - Patriot
- Josef Locke - Tenor Singer
- Ronnie Wood - Musician
- Graham Hopkins - Musician
