In 1976 passenger trains were withdrawn on the railway line from Limerick to Claremorris via Ennis.

Ennis was formerly the starting point of the West Clare Railway, a narrow gauge railway which ran from Ennis to Ennistymon, Miltown Malbay and onwards to the towns and villages along the West Clare coastline.

The railway line from Limerick to Ennis also passes through the village, although the station remains closed at present.

This gauge narrow gauge railway ran from the county town of Ennis, via numerous stopping-points along the West Clare coast to two termini, at Kilrush and Kilkee ( the routes diverging at Moyasta Junction ).

When the railway closed in 1961, the only way to get to the resort was by car but as the mainline rail system now connects Limerick and Galway to Ennis, it is still possible to get the train as far as Ennis.

Kilrush was once one of the twin termini of the West Clare Railway from Ennis, the neighbouring town of Kilkee being the other ( see Irish railway history ).

* Roscommon railway station is located 10km from Knockcroghery village and is on the Westport-Dublin line, also serving indirect routes to Ballina, Galway and Ennis.

The closure of Ennis station proved to be only temporary ; twenty rail services per day are now provided to and from Limerick City, from where connecting rail services are available to both Dublin and Cork.

The system was the last operating narrow gauge passenger system in Ireland and connected with the mainline rail system at Ennis, where a station still stands today for bus and train services to Limerick and Galway.

Limerick Junction () is the interchange station for trains originating in Limerick, Dublin Heuston, Cork, Waterford, Tralee and Ennis stations.

Former Champion journalist Darren Ennis went on to work for The Star, Irish Independent and Newstalk radio station before a career with Reuters ( international news agency ) where he was awarded global journalist of the year in 2009.

Ennis used to treat his bats with great care " I used to hang out at a gas station called the Gas House.

When it upgraded to a class C2 station, the transmitter was moved to the 315 North Ennis Street site of KLTN ( FM ).

Following his retirement as a player, Ennis operated a bowling alley named Del Ennis Lanes in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, with the former traveling secretary of the Phillies, John Wise.

* The Malice of Fortune ( 2012 ) by Michael Ennis

Preacher is a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the American comic book label Vertigo ( an imprint of DC Comics ), with painted covers by Glenn Fabry.

* When 2000AD Was The Future, retrospective by Garth Ennis for Bleeding Cool

In Ohio County, the extreme eastern end of Elm Grove and the towns of Triadelphia, Valley Grove, and West Liberty are part of the second district, currently represented by Delegates Tim Ennis and Roy Givens, both from Brooke County.

The second tier of local governance is represented by the town councils — Clare has four in the form of Ennis, Kilrush, Kilkee and Shannon.

This includes the N18 connecting Limerick to Galway, which passes through Ennis and by route of the N19 — Shannon.

* Chronicles of Wormwood, a comic book miniseries by Garth Ennis from Avatar Press

Richardson was portrayed by Gailard Sartain in The Buddy Holly Story, Stephen Lee in La Bamba, and John Ennis in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

* A verse combining the first two lines of Variant 2 and the last two lines of Variant 1 appears in the 2000 3-issue miniseries Vertigo DC Comics miniseries Adventures in the Rifle Brigade by Garth Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra.

The Abbott and Costello Show mixed comedy with musical interludes ( by vocalists such as Connie Haines, Ashley Eustis, the Delta Rhythm Boys, Skinnay Ennis, and the Les Baxter Singers ).

The series, which was written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Aaron Campbell, debuted on April 19, 2012 in comics shops and was also available for sale through various website sales outlets like eBay and Amazon. com ; the Ennis story arc, set during the Shadow's original 1930s time period, was featured in the first six issues.

Just downstream from town is Ennis Lake, formed by the Madison Dam.

Having spearheaded the " British invasion ," by head-hunting such writers as Moore, Gaiman, Delano, Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis and Peter Milligan, Berger was well suited to head up the new line, as she was already editing many of the series which would form the core of the early Vertigo output.

* War Story: Archangel ( Apr ) by Garth Ennis and Gary Erskine

The town of Alma is served by the Ennis Independent School District.

The town had its own telephone system and electricity supplied by lines from Ennis in 1914.

The City of Bardwell is served by the Ennis Independent School District.

Ennis is home to the Texas Motorplex, a quarter-mile drag racing facility built in 1986 by former funny car driver Billy Meyer.

The Town of Garrett is served by the Ennis Independent School District.

The first story, Monster starring Feral, revealed the Search Destroy Agency no longer existed and mutants had been driven off Earth by a hastily assembled UK junta government ; colony worlds were also shown to be under military occupation and severely ill-treating mutants, with the alleged mutant resistance merely using their organisation to extort " liberation " taxes from mutants ( an allegory for The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Ennis ' home ).

Though the Conservatives returned to government in the 1899 election, Davidson was once again defeated in Beautiful Plains, losing to Liberal Robert Ennis by ninety votes.

Her mother's family owned Costello's fish shop in Ennis where Maura worked, until music became her full-time career.

The investment project to be delivered by Iarnród Éireann involves a renewal of 58 km ( 36 mi ) of track, including all necessary fencing and drainage and the installation of points and crossings at Gort and Ennis.

* Current timetables ( Limerick – Ennis service ) from Iarnród Éireann website

Although the only bus routes offered by Bus Éireann from Kilkee are to Kilrush, Ennis and Limerick ( via Shannon Airport ), it is possible to get to Cork or even Dublin through connecting buses or trains.

The county seat is at Ennis, which also serves as a major regional hub for County Clare.

The Bishop of Killaloe is seated at the St Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ennis.

Ennis in County Clare is also the birthplace of Grammy-nominated songstress Maura O ' Connell whose grandmother started a fish market in the town.

In addition to this the N68 connects Kilrush to Ennis, while Ennis is connected to Ennistymon via the N85.

Ennis is a town in Madison County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state.

The elevation of Ennis is above sea level.

The " critter " is supposed to be displayed @ the Madison Valley History Association in Ennis Montana, but in August 2008 the Association only had photos & documents posted in it's windows.

Ennis is located at ( 45. 346230 ,-111. 732259 ).

Alma is located on Interstate 45 about southeast of Ennis.

The Ennis Independent School District's website is http :// www. ennis. k12. tx. us /.

Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Dallas.

Ennis is in the Northeastern region of Texas.

There is also a contest to find who the Duke and Dutchess of Ennis will be for the year.

Ennis is also considered the " Bluebonnet Capital of North Texas ".

Ennis is the only incorporated city in the United States that still elects its City Marshal.

The airport is located in Shannon, County Clare and mainly serves Limerick, Ennis, Galway and the south-west of Ireland.