Clane
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| Irish Grid Reference N872278 |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Kildare | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Rural: |
- 4,417 |
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Clane is a small (population 4,417) Irish town situated on the River Liffey and in the barony of Clane. It is located 20 miles from Dublin and half way between Maynooth and Naas in North Kildare. Since the 1990's 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. The River Liffey meanders slightly at Clane, coming along the road leading towards Naas. In the Medeival 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] Transportation
The N4 (West road) is one of the main roads linking Clane with Dublin. The town is also serviced by Bus Éireann, which operate regular bus service between Edenderry and Dublin. A commuter train station located in Sallins, a village a couple of miles from Clane, has a regular service to Dublin.
[edit] Outdoors
There are 10 golf courses within 10 miles 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 boast 2 senior sides and a strong youth set up, with pitches situated on the Balinagappa Rd :www.clanerugby.com
In 2006 two local Clane boys, Daniel McCormack and Brian O'Connor, cycled from Clane to Offaly in 4 hours and 30 minutes to prove that the spirt of cyclen in Clanes is its best tradition.
[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 Business School (Private College)
- Longtown Creche and Montessori
Clongowes Wood College, run by the Jesuit Fathers is a secondary school located near Clane; James Joyce was educated there.
[edit] Notable Persons associated with Clane
- Ron Wood guitarist for the Rolling Stones
- Charles Handy (Author of business philosophy)
- Joseph Locke (Tenor)
- Chevalier Wogan of Rathcoffey Castle [1]
- Wolfe Tone of Blackhall Estate
- David Fouhy
- Richard Griffith of Millicent Estate [2]
- Charles Wolfe (1791 - 1823) of Blackhall Estate [3]
- Father John Sullivan
- Willam Wogan
- Blessed Joseph Marmion [4]
- Adam Wilson
- Neil Frenzy only clane person to be cpw champion
[edit] External links
- Parish website
- Millicent Church website
- Official town website
- Clane Community Council website
- Scoil Mhuire School website
- Clane Scouts' website
- Clane Local Development website
- Clane Gaelic Athletic Association website
- Franciscans website
- Clane Rugby Club website
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