Clones, Cluain-Eois (the meadow of Eois)
Clones is a 25 minute road trip from either Cavan or Monaghan town and is set in the beautiful drumlin countryside. Clones offers a different pace of life from the hustle and bustle of large cities. Our local community are ready to give a warm welcome to visitors from near and far.
Historically Clones offers a snapshot of the rich and wonderful history that lies within the drumlin countryside. Places that tell a storey of our forgotten ancestors, how they lived, who they were and how we are inextricably linked to the ancient past.
Clones town was once an ‘ecclesiastical’ site where a monastery once stood with circular monastic cells, churches and a round tower. The monastery was founded by Saint Tighernach, one of the early Celtic saints that helped to spread Christianity throughout Ireland. A sarcophagus that once held his body is situated in the Round Tower graveyard where chieftains of the McMahon and McNeill clans often disputed their rights of burial under the sarcophagus.