Clonmacnoise
thumb|Clonmacnoise Cathedral from the south-east (centre and left), Temple Doolin and Temple Hurpan (right) and Temple Melaghlin (behind, covered)
Key facts
- Monastery.name
- Clonmacnoise
- Monastery.native_name
- Cluain Mhic Nóis
- Monastery.native_name_lang
- IE
- Monastery.image
- Clonmacnoise 6.jpg
- Monastery.caption
- Cross of the Scriptures, Cathedral, Temple Doolin and South Cross
- Monastery.other_names
- Cluain-maccu-nois; Cluain-mic-nois; Cluan; Tipraic, with Eaglais-beaag
- Monastery.order
- Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (1140–c.1144) Augustinian Canons Regular – Arroasian (1144–1568)
- Monastery.established
- AD 544
- Monastery.disestablished
- 1568
- Monastery.mother
- Clonard Abbey (mother house of nunnery only)
- Monastery.diocese
- Diocese of Clonmacnoise
- Monastery.founder
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Buildings and High Crosses
- Interpretative Centre and facilities
- The lonfanlough stone
- Annals
- Annalistic references
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Clonmacnoise Cathedral from the south-east (centre and left), Temple Doolin and Temple Hurpan (right) and Temple Melaghlin (behind, covered)
Clonmacnoise or Clonmacnois () is a ruined monastery in County Offaly in Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone, founded in 544 by Saint Ciarán, from Rathcroghan, County Roscommon. Until the 9th century it had close associations with the kings of Connacht.
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545 establishments6th-century establishments in IrelandArchaeological sites in County OffalyAugustinian monasteries in the Republic of IrelandChristian monasteries established in the 6th centuryChristian monasteries in the Republic of IrelandCuldeesFormer populated places in IrelandHigh crosses in the Republic of IrelandNational monuments in County OffalyRiver Shannon