Cloneen
An Cluainín | |
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Village | |
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]