Cloch Dhubh

Cloughduv (Cloch Dhubh, 'black stone') derives its name from a distinctive geological feature. The village occupies the civil parish of Kilbonane in Muskerry East barony, approximately 8 miles northwest of Crookstown. Archaeological evidence indicates continuous settlement from the early medieval period onward. A bi-vallate ringfort in Coolmucky townland represents early medieval structured set...