Far from flat, it is a rolling place of drumlins, eskers, woods and lakes. Roads and rail tracks seem to hurry away to all points of the wide earth, and yet there is easy welcome here. As natives we have been described as self-effacing, even shy, yet irrepressible in debate and fiercely competitive in sport. Our town boasts one of the biggest amateur drama binge's in the land - yet lacks an acting troupe of its own. The church is the library.
Main street is the shortest in town.
The square is an irregular rhomb. And so on. Those are quirks, but they hint at something about Claremorris - it tends to surprise, and is worth investigating. Behind the modest aspect, there are in fact countless points, places and people of interest. The history is eventful, sometimes violent, often poignant.