Ballycannan

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ballycannan is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is 5 km north of the centre of Limerick.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Richard Harris

Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002)

Aphex Twin

British electronic musician (born 1971)

G. E. M. Anscombe

British analytic philosopher

Steve Finnan

Irish association football player (born 1976)

Mary Jane Kelly

Murder victim

Daniel O'Reilly

Irish-born American congressman for New York (1838-1911)

Denis M. Hurley

Irish-born American congressman for New York (1843-1899)

Marian Keyes

Irish writer

M

Michael Keyes

Irish politician (1886-1959)

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

British field marshal (1779-1869)

Ada Rehan

American actress (1859-1916)

O

Oliver O'Grady

Irish Roman Catholic priest and serial child rapist

Darren O'Shaughnessy

Irish novelist

D

David Wallace

Irish rugby union footballer

Keith Earls

Irish rugby union player

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist (1897–1974)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Clare

• Meelick
  1.1 mi away
• Parteen
  1.5 mi away
• Cloonlara
  4.2 mi away · pop. 724
• Cratloe
  4.7 mi away · pop. 899
• Sixmilebridge
  5.9 mi away
• Bunratty
  6.9 mi away
• O’Briensbridge
  7.1 mi away
• Broadford
  7.2 mi away
• Kilmurry
  7.5 mi away
• Kilkishen
  8.2 mi away
• Shannon
  9.6 mi away · pop. 10,256
• O'Callaghansmills
  9.7 mi away

Browse all places in Clare →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-05-28

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-05-26

Shaded Orbweaver

Metellina merianae

Seen 2026-05-26

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-05-26

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-05-24

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-05-24

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Seen 2026-05-23

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-05-23

ragged-robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Seen 2026-05-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).