placenames1901 census
89People recorded
14Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Dunne 12
- Coleman 9
- Goodbody 8
- Masterson 8
- Berry 7
Clara
Clóirtheach
A 2003 investigation examined part of the demesne before a proposed housing development.
Recorded locationClara53.34626° N · 7.62714° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Clóirtheach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Clara · English · main form
Place & story
Drainage beneath the parkland
Daniel Noonan’s 2003 report describes testing a 3.08-hectare development site in the north-eastern corner of Clara House’s demesne. Seven machine-dug trenches exposed drainage features of modern date. He considered these probably connected with the creation and alteration of the parkland during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. No finds or features of archaeological significance were identified in the testing. This result applies to the investigated development site, rather than to the whole townland or all of the demesne. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Offaly
- Barony
- Kilcoursey
- Civil parish
- Kilbride
- Coordinates
- 53.34626, -7.62714
- Mapped area
- 2.04 km²
- Logainm ID
- 41982 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
76People recorded
14Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Johnson 10
- Dunne 8
- Berry 7
- Bracken 7
- Masterson 6
1926 census
68People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Day 8
- Finn 6
- Kennedy 6
- Flattery 5
- Goodbody 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clara. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 2003:1532: Clara House, licence03E1062 · Daniel Noonan, The Archaeology Company; Excavations.ie
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.