Aclare

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Aclare
Áth an Chláir

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
54°01′60″N 8°54′00″W / 54.0333, -8.9

Irish grid reference
G410097

Statistics

53 m

Population (2002)
- Town:
- Environs:

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309

A view of the village from the river on the morning of October 28th, 2005

Aclare (Irish: Áth an Chláir) is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, and the main village in the parish of Kilmactigue. It straddles the border of the townlands of Lislea and Carns and is situated on the Inagh (also spelt "Eignagh") river, a tributary of the Moy.

Within eyeshot of the village is Belclare Castle, a ruined fortress of the O'Hara family.

The village, as well as the surrounding townlands, has a strong musical tradition, and is well-known for its musicians and singers, particularly in Irish traditional music. The last two native Irish speakers from County Sligo lived in Culdaly (Coill Dá Laogh) in the townland of Kilmactigue, close to Aclare village; they both died in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Famous Natives

Tommy Fleming
Colm O'Donnell, a member of the Irish traditional music group The Border Collies

[edit] See also

List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

v • d • e Places in County Sligo, Ireland

County seat: Sligo

Boroughs¹	Sligo

Unincorporated towns²	Ballymote · Collooney · Easky · Strandhill · Tubbercurry

Villages³	Achonry · Aclare · Ballaghnatrillick · Ballinafad · Ballintogher · Ballysadare · Banada · Beltra · Carney · Castlebaldwin · Cliffoney · Cloonacool · Coolaney · Dromore West · Drumcliffe · Enniscrone · Geevagh · Grange · Gorteen · Kilglass · Keash · Monasteraden · Mullaghmore · Riverstown · Rosses Point · Skreen · Tourlestrane

Townlands	Aughris · Ballynary · Carrickbanagher · Carrowhubbock South · Killeenduff · Kilmactigue · Rathbraughan · Tullavilla

¹ A CDP with defined boundaries. ² A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population above 1,000. ³ A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population below 1,000.