Ballyclerahan

Ballyclerahan Baile Uí Chléireacháin
—  Town  —
Ballyclerahan Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°24′43″N 7°47′24″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	South Tipperary
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2006)
• Urban	678
• Rural	321
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	S142290

Ballyclerahan (Irish: Baile Uí Chléireacháin) is a village in South Tipperary, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa East. It is approximately 8.5 kilometres north of Clonmel. Its name comes from the Irish meaning O'Clerahan's town. It is a rapidly growing village and the population of Ballyclerahan increased by over 66% from 2002 to 2006.

Location and Transport

The village is situated along the R688 regional road from Cashel to Clonmel. Ballyclerihan is 8 kilometres north of the N24 road which leads to Waterford the closest city to Ballyclerihan which is approximately 56 kilometres from the village. The city of Waterford plays a major role in village transport as the closest airport to Ballyclerihan is Waterford Airport located 65 kilometres south of the village, and the Port of Waterford is the closest port.

See also

• List of civil parishes of South Tipperary
• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

• Ireland's Central Statistics Office's Census 2006, Volume 1 — Population Classified by Area, Tables 7 and 12
• Ballyclerahan Civil Parish, County Tipperary