Sports and Leisure
Cusack Park is the main county Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) playing grounds is situated in the town centre on Francis Street. Ennis has numerous Football Clubs (Soccer, GAA & Rugby) that play in various Leagues from Schoolboys to Senior. Ennis has many Sports facitities including the Lees Road Sports and Amenity Park (See Main Article), The Fair Green which has a Children's Playground and numerous football pitches. The Ennis Leisure Centre has a fully equipped Gym with a 25m pool, Saunas etc. There are a number of Hotels around Ennis that have their own Leisure facilities including Gyms and 15m to 20m Pools.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1821 | 6,701 | — |
| 1831 | 7,711 | +15.1% |
| 1841 | 9,318 | +20.8% |
| 1851 | 7,843 | −15.8% |
| 1861 | 7,041 | −10.2% |
| 1871 | 6,503 | −7.6% |
| 1881 | 6,307 | −3.0% |
| 1891 | 5,460 | −13.4% |
| 1901 | 5,093 | −6.7% |
| 1911 | 5,472 | +7.4% |
| 1926 | 5,518 | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 5,897 | +6.9% |
| 1946 | 5,871 | −0.4% |
| 1951 | 6,097 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 8,292 | +36.0% |
| 1961 | 8,410 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 9,181 | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 10,840 | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 14,640 | +35.1% |
| 1986 | 15,547 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 16,058 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 17,726 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 22,051 | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 24,553 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 25,360 | +3.3% |
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Famous quotes containing the words sports and, sports and/or leisure:
“Sports and gallantries, the stage, the arts, the antics of dancers,
The exuberant voices of music,
Have charm for children but lack nobility; it is bitter earnestness
That makes beauty; the mind
Knows, grown adult.”
—Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)
“In the past, it seemed to make sense for a sportswriter on sabbatical from the playpen to attend the quadrennial hawgkilling when Presidential candidates are chosen, to observe and report upon politicians at play. After all, national conventions are games of a sort, and sports offers few spectacles richer in low comedy.”
—Walter Wellesley (Red)
“When at leisure make preparations for a time of need.”
—Chinese proverb.