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Clones Abbey

Augustinian monasteries in the Republic of IrelandChristian monasteries established in the 9th centuryChristian monasteries in the Republic of IrelandClones, County MonaghanCuldees
EngvarB from October 2013Ruined abbeys and monasteriesRuins in the Republic of Ireland
Clones Round Tower and Graveyard
Clones Round Tower and Graveyard

Clones Abbey is a ruined monastery that later became an Augustinian abbey in the twelfth century, and its main sights are ecclesiastical. The Abbey 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 the 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". Although, 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" on account of it being surrounded by water.

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N 54.183 ° E -7.2337 °
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H23 FK29 (Clones Urban ED)
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Clones Round Tower and Graveyard
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