Clifden
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Clifden () is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequented by tourists, Clifden is linked to Galway city by the N59.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Clifden
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ClifdenOverview.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- View from John D'Arcy Monument on the Sky Road
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- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Irish Grid Reference
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- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 50
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Connacht
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Galway
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,259
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- Population
- 1259
- Elevation
- 50
- Image
- ClifdenOverview.JPG
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- Clifden
- Irish Grid Reference
- L655510
- native label
- An Clochán
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- 19th century
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- Wireless telegraphy and transatlantic flight
- War of Independence (1920–1921)
- Civil war (1922)
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Clifden () is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". Frequented by tourists, Clifden is linked to Galway city by the N59.
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