Clonmacnoise

thumb|Clonmacnoise Cathedral from the south-east (centre and left), Temple Doolin and Temple Hurpan (right) and Temple Melaghlin (behind, covered)

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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: St. Ciarán
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Monastery.style: Celtic monastic
Monastery.location: near Athlone, County Offaly, Ireland
Monastery.map_type: Ireland
Monastery.remains: cathedral, seven churches, two round towers, three high crosses, grave slabs

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Geography
History
Buildings and High Crosses
Interpretative Centre and facilities
The lonfanlough stone
Annals
Annalistic references
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
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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.