Cloneen, County Tipperary

Cloneen
An Cluainín
Village
Cloneen's Catholic church, the Church of the Visitation, was built in 1815
Cloneen's Catholic church, the Church of the Visitation, was built in 1815
Cloneen is located in Ireland
Cloneen
Cloneen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°28′30″N 7°35′52″W / 52.4749°N 7.5978°W / 52.4749; -7.5978
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Tipperary
Irish grid referenceS273359

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]

  1. ^ "An Cluainín / Cloneen". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 2 - Settlement Guide and Settlement Plan" (PDF). Tipperary County Council. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Catholic Church of the Visitation, Ballyhomuck, Cloneen, Tipperary South". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Church Of The Visitation, Cloneen". cashel-emly.ie. Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Cloneen National School - History". cloneenns.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "St. Patricks GAA - Drangan & Cloneen". stpatsgaa.ie. Retrieved 3 March 2024.