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Ruan

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Air quality index

25Good
Coordinates52.93°, -8.99°

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

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City facts

Overview

Ruan sits in Clare, Ireland and is identified as a village. Located at 52.929°, -8.990°, Ruan occupies a cool-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 1,015 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 40% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.9292
Longitude
-8.9902
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
45
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
36,638
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    662
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    515
  • Eurasian Wren
    Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    464
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    451
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    420
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    418
  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    415
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    386

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Irish musician
Pat Breen
Pat Breen
Irish Fine Gael politician
Harriet Smithson
Harriet Smithson
Anglo-Irish actress (1800-1854)
Frederic William Burton
Frederic William Burton
Artist, Director of National Gallery (1816-1900)
William Mulready
William Mulready
Irish genre painter (1786–1863)
Michael Cusack
Michael Cusack
Founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1847–1906)
M
Maura O'Connell
Irish singer
Tony Killeen
Tony Killeen
Irish Fianna Fáil politician
T
Tomás O'Gorman
1760 - uncertain 1810
Tony MacMahon
Tony MacMahon
Irish musician
B
Barry Nugent
Irish hurler
B
Barry Ryan
Irish footballer
B
Brendan Considine
Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
C
Cathal McInerney
hurler
C
Chartres Brew
Canadian judge
C
Cian Dillon
Irish hurler

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

Nearby places in Clare

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,015

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Ruan

Married to Mercury
Marie Ruan Hopkinson · 1936

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Rook
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Seen 2026-09-21
Lady's Bedstraw
Lady's Bedstraw
Galium verum
Seen 2026-09-19
Garden Snail
Garden Snail
Cornu aspersum
Seen 2026-09-19
fireweed
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Seen 2026-09-15
ragwort
ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris
Seen 2026-09-15
greater plantain
greater plantain
Plantago major
Seen 2026-09-15
common hawthorn
common hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Seen 2026-09-15
Red Clover
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Seen 2026-09-15
great stinging nettle
great stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
Seen 2026-09-15

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ruan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

No shortage of drink - geograph.org.uk - 4677647 — Ruan, Ireland0 miCrossroads near Ruan - geograph.org.uk - 4677650 — Ruan, Ireland0.4 miCountry road at Ballyharraghan - geograph.org.uk - 4677638 — Ruan, Ireland1 miDamselfly Mating Season — Ruan, Ireland1 miCastles of Munster, Dromore, Clare (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1542609 — Ruan, Ireland1.1 miCountry road at Dromore - geograph.org.uk - 4677659 — Ruan, Ireland1.1 miCastles of Munster, Dromore, Clare - geograph.org.uk - 1542601 — Ruan, Ireland1.2 miDromore Lough, Co Clare - geograph.org.uk - 1836676 — Ruan, Ireland1.2 miDromore Woods - geograph.org.uk - 2806284 — Ruan, Ireland1.2 miRiver Fergus - geograph.org.uk - 4677666 — Ruan, Ireland1.4 miCountry road at Aughrim - geograph.org.uk - 4677628 — Ruan, Ireland1.7 miRiver Fergus - geograph.org.uk - 4677616 — Ruan, Ireland2.3 miTeernea Cross - geograph.org.uk - 4677727 — Ruan, Ireland2.3 miParkeighteragh Lough - geograph.org.uk - 1954981 — Ruan, Ireland2.4 miBallygriffy Tower House - geograph.org.uk - 2332861 — Ruan, Ireland2.5 miCastles of Munster, Ballygriffy, Clare (1) - geograph.org.uk - 4074553 — Ruan, Ireland2.6 miCastles of Munster, Ballygriffy, Clare (2) - geograph.org.uk - 4074558 — Ruan, Ireland2.6 miThe River Fergus - geograph.org.uk - 4677464 — Ruan, Ireland2.6 miR476 - geograph.org.uk - 6775577 — Ruan, Ireland2.6 miLough Atedaun - geograph.org.uk - 777536 — Ruan, Ireland2.7 miLough Atedaun - geograph.org.uk - 777541 — Ruan, Ireland2.7 miToonagh quarry - geograph.org.uk - 3561018 — Ruan, Ireland2.7 miView of Lough Shandangan from Ballyportry Castle - geograph.org.uk - 2719651 — Ruan, Ireland2.9 miBallyportry Tower House — Ruan, Ireland3 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library