Clara.... Anyone????

mixervilla · 03-01-2008 6:49pm

not if i can avoid it, nearly as bad as moate to drive through

dan, dan, dan!! · 05-01-2008 1:41am

:rolleyes::D

TomTom · 08-01-2008 3:05pm

Nah, not my cup of tea. There are new houses on the tullamore side but really not my sort of town.

RINO87 · 08-01-2008 8:52pm

horrible hole of a place. birr is nicer

AckwelFoley · 08-01-2008 9:10pm

Clara is a well known nacker festhole. Avoid at all costs.

Moate is nicer, traffic is bad yes, but the new road will sort all that out.

Scawgeen · 09-01-2008 8:51pm

dan, dan, dan!! wrote: »

Yupp!

dan, dan, dan!! · 10-01-2008 5:52pm

Scawgeen wrote: »

Yupp!

you r actually in clara?

Rotti Express · 12-01-2008 1:09pm

Avoid if you can. It's an awful town with a high skanger count and nothing going on there. The people are clannish as hell too.

vodkasoda · 12-01-2008 8:45pm

dan, dan, dan!! wrote: »

What about it ?

If you're thinking of opening a Pizza delivery service, please hurry up

!!!

AckwelFoley · 12-01-2008 8:52pm

Rotti Express wrote: »

Avoid if you can. It's an awful town with a high skanger count and nothing going on there. The people are clannish as hell too.

Well, i suppose so are most small irish town folk.

But, nothing hthere at all, night life? LOL.. tried it once for a dare...
t'was an epic failure

Rotti Express · 12-01-2008 10:26pm

You're not wrong there but Clara's one of those towns that got left behind by the Celtic Tiger. It's full of unemployed skangers and commuters.

dan, dan, dan!! · 13-01-2008 10:23pm

so you reckon it really 'wouldn't ' be an idea to go visit the home of my Clan, then?

Been over so many times to Dublin etc, but never quite made it 'home' as it were...:rolleyes:

vodkasoda · 14-01-2008 10:52pm

Rotti Express wrote: »

You're not wrong there but Clara's one of those towns that got left behind by the Celtic Tiger. It's full of unemployed skangers and commuters.

I've been living in Clara for 6 months, though it's been a bad 6 months (my sister passed away, I was out of contract, my car's blown up ... and more !) so we haven't really had a chance to integrate into the local life as yet, but the kids love it, the schools seem pretty good and I see less people hanging around on street corners than most other places I've ever lived.

There's tons of new building going on, the roads are being improved and yes, whilst I am a "commuter" as opposed to an "unemployed skanger", I don't really see Clara as being a bad place at all ...

vodkasoda · 14-01-2008 10:53pm

dan, dan, dan!! wrote: »

so you reckon it really 'wouldn't ' be an idea to go visit the home of my Clan, then?

Been over so many times to Dublin etc, but never quite made it 'home' as it were...:rolleyes:

I would come see Clara if I were you, just don't plan on spending long here, you might get a bit bored

!!!

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2008 10:53am

vodkasoda wrote: »

I've been living in Clara for 6 months, though it's been a bad 6 months (my sister passed away, I was out of contract, my car's blown up ... and more !) so we haven't really had a chance to integrate into the local life as yet, but the kids love it, the schools seem pretty good and I see less people hanging around on street corners than most other places I've ever lived.

There's tons of new building going on, the roads are being improved and yes, whilst I am a "commuter" as opposed to an "unemployed skanger", I don't really see Clara as being a bad place at all ...

Give it time.

Trust me. Is a "rough" town

Scawgeen · 18-01-2008 11:16pm

vodkasoda wrote: »

What about it ?

If you're thinking of opening a Pizza delivery service, please hurry up !!!

There's a new Pizza place open in Moate on the Main Street (where else) between Tuar Ard and the Credit Union, well worth a visit. I didn't even know one could get an 18 inch pizza, the box it came in was so big I cudnay get it in me mobeele home.

pubpub · 24-01-2008 2:59pm

would come see Clara if I were you, just don't plan on spending long here, you might get a bit bored

God I don't know how you could say that - two more swimming pools than Tullamore? Ok so they are not the cleanest or modern but they do the job! There's also have the driving range. There mightn't be that much more but it's a lot better than the other small towns or villages around!

offaly1 · 25-01-2008 9:59am

well i agree tis more than tullamore...and its bad when im sayin that, cause im from tullamore!!!!:eek::eek:

Rotti Express · 27-01-2008 12:48am

It's a real factory town really if you know what I mean.

If you're a sporty type, there's a leisure centre, the pool, the GAA, the soccer (where's their pitch these days btw?) and the pitch 'n putt. Other than that, not a lot. It's one of those towns where a lot of the young people get the hell out as soon as they can.

donasus · 30-01-2008 5:48pm

avoid it!:eek:

Rabidlamb · 01-02-2008 2:38pm

Used to have a poor rep in the 90's, most of it deserved.

I remember once being at a party in The Mill House, 2 girls started fighting & knocking over tables & the like, no one even battered an eye lid.

Clara people loved to be called "hawks".
Thank me later.

offaly1 · 01-02-2008 3:36pm

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Used to have a poor rep in the 90's, most of it deserved.

I remember once being at a party in The Mill House, 2 girls started fighting & knocking over tables & the like, no one even battered an eye lid.

Clara people loved to be called "hawks".
Thank me later.

Your a braver man than i am saying that!!!!!:eek:

Rotti Express · 03-02-2008 12:51pm

God bless the anonymity of the internet

SDunne4 · 05-02-2008 1:29pm

TomTom wrote: »

Nah, not my cup of tea. There are new houses on the tullamore side but really not my sort of town.

Now Tom it's not that bad and the people are nice eh..hem aren't they

Bodhisopha · 05-02-2008 10:48pm

Pound for pound, the finest women of Ireland come from Clara.

Rotti Express · 05-02-2008 11:21pm

Mind you, they do walk on four legs and Moo

SDunne4 · 06-02-2008 2:57pm

Rotti Express wrote: »

Mind you, they do walk on four legs and Moo

Is this apposed to your preferences… the ones that go around and all fours bleating!

Rotti Express · 06-02-2008 6:51pm

apposed?

TestTransmission · 06-02-2008 6:53pm

Clara,classy place.....went to skool in killina with a load of hawks back in the day

12-02-2008 10:36am

can you please educate me and explain a "hawk" in the context that it's being used here...?

offaly1 · 12-02-2008 12:06pm

glasso wrote: »

can you please educate me and explain a "hawk" in the context that it's being used here...?

Im not sure! actually thats a good question how did "hawk" come about?

jezza · 21-02-2008 8:57am

Pram city. God, it is chocobloc full of skobes.

ian_m · 21-02-2008 11:36am

jezza wrote: »

Pram city. God, it is chocobloc full of skobes.

Dictionary.com No results found for skobes.

What is a skobe and what has it to do with Clara.

I used to live nearby. I'd estimate alot of people are living there and commuting to Athlone, Tullamore, Mullingar and probably a good few to Dublin. It's on a regional rail link. Not that bad of a place, just not much to do.

jezza · 21-02-2008 10:28pm

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=skobe

Rotti Express · 23-02-2008 1:30am

I wouldn't worry about the people commuting to other towns. It's the tracksuit brigade who've never worked a day in their lives who bring the tone of the place down. It's a real factory town.

Scawgeen · 24-02-2008 8:35pm

The cus-a-J who let the trolls out ?

markesmith · 27-02-2008 5:02pm

Let's not beat around the bush here.

Clara's the worst town I've ever seen in Ireland. It's grey, drab, depressing. When I'm heading back to Dublin I avoid it, or try to drive with my eyes closed if I have to go through it. It's that bad.

All of the buildings seem to be crumbling. A while ago, the whole town was closed off from traffic because of some problem, never got to find out what it was, but it didn't sound nice. Can someone enlighten me? It was going on for a couple of months.

It's a rough spot, big time. They don't like outsiders. Then there's the Clara Market. You can get pirated DVDs, stolen power tools, it's a knacker-fest...and I'm not hating on the Traveller population because it's not just them :mad:

A cursory search on DAFT for houses in Clara will tell you enough...a 3 bedroom house for €650 a month rent, €150,000 for a three bedroom house...

Seriously now, it's a dive. It's a kip. No disrespect to locals, but it's a laughing stock.

ian_m · 28-02-2008 12:54am

Is Brian Cowan from Clara?

Rotti Express · 28-02-2008 1:23am

Yes but he doesn't live there now. He may have had something to do with the good roads that lead out of the place though.

offaly1 · 28-02-2008 9:20pm

ian_m wrote: »

Is Brian Cowan from Clara?

Indeed he is but emmigrated to tullamore!:D

ian_m · 28-02-2008 9:39pm

offaly1 wrote: »

Indeed he is but emmigrated to tullamore!:D

Must be easy enough to get a visa.

vodkasoda · 15-03-2008 1:28am

We'll be in the village on Monday, my 7 year old son will be in the parade as a member of the GAA club & we'll be checking out the pubs afterwards :eek: ... it should be a good indicator as to what Clara is really like

... I'll let you doubters know

!!!

Rotti Express · 15-03-2008 4:33pm

I for one can't wait to hear what you think...

vodkasoda · 20-03-2008 4:03pm

Rotti Express wrote: »

I for one can't wait to hear what you think...

We had a great day, apart from the fact that the wind was blowing at about minus 20 !!! Went into 3 different pubs, everybody was friendly, there was no trouble, the kids were allowed to have a play and a dance ...

I really can't see why some of you people have an issue with Clara ?!?

Clara.... Anyone????

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