Cluain

The Irish word cluain derives from Old Irish clúain and means 'meadow' or 'pasture'—a fertile piece of land among bogs or marshes. The full Irish name is Cluain Uamha, meaning 'The Meadow of the Caves', referring to an extensive limestone cave system that has shaped the region for millennia. Saint Colmán mac Lénín established a monastic settlement at Cloyne around 560 AD, which grew into a majo...