Ennis (; ) is a town located in Mid-West Region of Ireland and is the county town of County Clare. Situated on the River Fergus just north of where it enters the Shannon Estuary, it lies north west of Limerick and south of Galway. The town is also 19 km (12 mi) from Shannon Airport. The Irish name for the town is short for ("island of the long rowing meadow"). In 2011, Ennis had a population of 25,360, making it the 11th largest urban centre in Ireland.