Ulster, Ireland · Europe
Clones sits on the route: 30 minutes from Cootehill, 39km from Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail.
Clones is a town located in Ulster, Ireland. With a population of 1,885, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Clones sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Clones to your route.
Clones Abbey is a ruined monastery that later became an Augustinian abbey in the twelfth century, and its main sights are ecclesiastical. It was formerly known as St. Tighernach Abbey, and was referred to locally as the "wee abbey". Parochial and monastic settlements were separated, and it seems likely that theRead more
building became the Abbey of St. Peter and Paul. In the Book of Armagh and Annals of Ulster the word Clones is referenced as "Clauin Auis" and "Cluain Auiss," respectively. As there is no word in standard dictionaries of Old Irish that give the form "auis" or "eois", Seosamh Ó Dufaigh has speculated that the word is a cognate of the Welsh word for point or a tip: "awch". Bearnard O'Dubhthaigh disputes this theory on the grounds that the earlier form of "awch" is "afwch". Folklore suggests that the monastic town was originally called "Cluin Innish" due to being surrounded by water.
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Clones is located in Ulster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 54.1833 latitude, -7.2333 longitude.
Clones has a population of approximately 1,885 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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The 'Stairway to Heaven': a wooden boardwalk climbing across protected blanket bog to a 450-step staircase up Cuilcagh's ridge, with views over Fermanagh's lakelands. 7.5km each way from the Marlbank Road car park.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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