Tubberclare
{{short description |Village in County Westmeath, Ireland}}
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Tubberclare or Tubberclair ({{Irish place name|Tobar Chláir}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/50783 | title = Tobar Chláir/Toberclare | website = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) | access-date = 18 October 2021}} is a village and townland in County Westmeath, Ireland, between Ballymahon and Athlone. It lies {{convert|9|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Athlone, on the N55 national secondary road, and {{convert|2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Glasson. Toberclare is the official spelling of the name in English.
Tubberclair is also the name of the surrounding parish, which includes the villages of Glasson and Ballykeeran. It borders Lough Ree on the Westmeath side.
Name
The exact meaning of {{lang|ga|Tobar Chláir|italic=no}} in Irish is uncertain. While the first element refers to a well, the second element {{lang|ga|clár}} may refer to a board.{{cite book | title=The Well of the Board | publisher=Ordnance Survey Namebooks | author=O'Donovan, John | year=1837}} Alternatively, it could mean the well of the plain, as Tubberclare is a largely flat, fertile plain.
Amenities
It is home to a primary school, community centre, heritage centre, shops, pubs, restaurants and many small businesses including marinas. It is also home to Tubberclair Gaelic football club which has provided several inter-county players over the years.{{fact|date=March 2020}} It is also home to the Glasson Golf Hotel and Country Club, with a course designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr that borders Lough Ree.
See also
References
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Category:Geography of County Westmeath
Category:Towns and villages in County Westmeath
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