Ennis (Irish: Inis, meaning Island) is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway on the main N18 road connecting these two cities. Its name is a shortening of the original Inis Cluain Ramh Fhada ("Long Rowing Meadow Island"). Volume 1, Table 7 of the 2006 census indicates that Ennis had a population of 24,253 in 2006 making it the largest town in Munster and the sixth largest town in Ireland. It is the 10th largest urban centre in the country.