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Clifden
Clifden (An Clochán in Irish) is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. The town is linked to Galway by the N59. Clifden is a popular tourist destination.
Clifden was the landing place of the first transatlantic flight by Censored page in 1919. The plane crashed-landed in Derrygimlagh bog close to the location of the Marconi transatlantic wireless station.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
- External link: Clifden website http://www.clifden.ie