Cloneen, County Tipperary
Cloneen
An Cluainín | |
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Village | |
Cloneen's Catholic church, the Church of the Visitation, was built in 1815 | |
Cloneen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°28′30″N 7°35′52″W / 52.4749°N 7.5978°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Irish grid reference | S273359 |
Cloneen (Irish: An Cluainín)[1] is a small village and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2] Located on the R692 regional road, the village is approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Fethard.[2]
Cloneen's Catholic church was built, in 1815, on the site of a former medieval church.[3] The church, known as the Church of the Visitation, is in the parish of Drangan and Cloneen in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[4]
The national (primary) school in the village, Cloneen National School, had an enrollment of approximately 100 pupils as of September 2017.[5] The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is St Patrick's GAA club.[6]
References
- ^ "An Cluainín / Cloneen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 2 - Settlement Guide and Settlement Plan" (PDF). Tipperary County Council. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Catholic Church of the Visitation, Ballyhomuck, Cloneen, Tipperary South". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Church Of The Visitation, Cloneen". cashel-emly.ie. Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Cloneen National School - History". cloneenns.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "St. Patricks GAA - Drangan & Cloneen". stpatsgaa.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2024.