Clonmel Borough Council
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Clonmel Cluain Meala
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The Quays, Clonmel.
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| Motto(s): Fidelis in Æternum (Latin) "Faithful Forever" |
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 Clonmel
Location in Ireland
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| Coordinates: 52°21′14″N 7°42′42″W / 52.3539°N 7.7116°WCoordinates: 52°21′14″N 7°42′42″W / 52.3539°N 7.7116°W | ||
| Country | Ireland | |
| Province | Munster | |
| County | County Tipperary | |
| Dáil Éireann | Tipperary South | |
| EU Parliament | South | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 17,140 | |
| • Density | 1,636.4/km2 (4,238/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | WET (UTC0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (UTC+1) | |
| Eircode | E91 | |
| Telephone area code | 052 | |
| Irish Grid Reference | S199229 | |
Clonmel (Irish: Cluain Meala, meaning "honey meadow") is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Drogheda and Wexford. With the exception of the townland of Suir Island, most of the borough is situated in the civil parish of "St Mary's" which is part of the ancient barony of Iffa and Offa East.
The 2016 Census used a new boundary created by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to define the town of Clonmel and Environs resulting in a population figure of 17,140. This new boundary omitted part of the Clonmel Borough Boundary which the CSO had defined as Legal Town for the 2011 census 11.55 km/sq. All of the 2011 census CSO environ in Co Waterford have been omitted as well as parts of CSO Environ of Clonmel in Co Tipperary. The CSO as part of the 11th May 2017 release of data compared their new 2016 CSO boundary with its population of 17,140 with the 2011 CSO Clonmel Environ boundary which is a larger area and had a resulting greater population of 17,908. The CSO are not comparing the same area and are incorrectly recorded a population decline of 768 (-4.3%).
Clonmel Borough (CSO Legal Town 2011, 11.55 km/sq) had a population of 15,793 in 2011, another 2115 people were in the rural environs of Clonmel comprising Marlfield, Ardgeeha Upper (Cashel Rd), Boherduff (Fethard Rd) in County Tipperary and in County Waterford the area between the Dungarvan Rd and Mountain Rd.
The name Clonmel is derived from the anglicisation of the Irish name Cluain Meala meaning honey meadow or honey vale. It is not clearly known when it got this name; many suppose that it came from the fertility of the soil and the richness of the country in which it is situated.
Clonmel grew significantly in medieval times, and many remainders of this period can be found in the town. A small section of the town walls remain in place near Old St. Mary's Church . This building is one of the main architectural features of the town. It was originally built in the 14th century or earlier but has been reconstructed or renovated on numerous occasions. The church was fortified early in its history, the town being strategically important, initially for the Earls of Ormonde, and later the Earl of Kildare. Some fortified parts of the church were destroyed or damaged during the Cromwellian occupation.One of the former entry points into the town is now the site of the 'West Gate', a 19th-century reconstruction of an older structure. There were originally three gates in the walled town, North, East and West – with the South being protected by the river Suir and the Comeragh Mountains. The 'West Gate' is now an open arched entrance on to O'Connell street, the main street of the town.
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