An Chluain

An Chluain (Cloone) derives from the Irish 'cluain,' meaning meadow or pasture—a fitting name for this pastoral settlement in central Leitrim. The place holds exceptional ecclesiastical significance as the site of a monastery founded around 570 CE by Saint Fraech, a wise figure sought by Saint Colmcille before his departure to Iona. The monastery, known as Cluain Collaing or Cluain Conmaicne, b...