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Clonmacnoise Destination Guide

Touring Clonmacnoise in Ireland

Clonmacnoise in the region of Leinster is located in Ireland - some 71 mi or ( 115 km ) West of Dublin , the country's capital city .

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Time in Clonmacnoise is now 06:13 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Plymouth, Glasgow, Enniskillen, Belfast, and Waterford. Being here already, consider visiting Plymouth . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Clonmacnoise ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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ABBAZIE D'IRLANDA - Tra storia e leggenda

4:48 min by Sergio Colombini
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Girovagando per l'Irlanda ho visto molte Abbazie diroccate, comunque meritano una visita ..

Charity Cycle (Johnstown - Galway) in aid of Pieta House 2012

26:41 min by Euge Pettit
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Saturday 25th August 2012. Videos by Eugene Pettit, Photos by Liam Dunne ..


Road Trip HD Official Trailer

0:56 min by Eugene Antonian
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Once upon a time in Ireland... ..

Irish Countryside

0:38 min by bwaybaby11
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I took this video on my digital camera on the bus on the way to Dublin. www.kristinsgalwaygab.blogspot.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Clonmacnoise

The monastery of Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis in Irish, meaning "Meadow of the Sons of Nós", or perhaps, albeit less likely, Cluain Muccu Nóis "Meadow of the Pigs of Nós") is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone. Clonmacnoise was founded in 546 by Ciarán, a young man from Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon. Until the 9th century it had close associations with the kings of Connacht.

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Located at 53.32 -7.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 545 establishments, Archaeological sites in County Offaly, Christian monasteries in the Republic of Ireland, Christian organizations established in the 6th century, Culdees, Former populated places in Ireland, High crosses in the Republic of Ireland, Monumental crosses in the Republic of Ireland, National Monuments in County Offaly, River Shannon, Ruins in the Republic of Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the north-west of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth. To its east is the larger island of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea. Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland, which covers just under five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, which covers the remainder and is located in the north-east of the island.

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Located at 53.33 -8.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Celtic nations, Divided regions, International islands, Ireland, Northern Europe, Western Europe

Clann na nGael GAA (Roscommon)

Clann na nGael is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in the southern end of County Roscommon, Ireland. The area comprises the two half parishes of Drum and Clonown, the parish being St Peter and Paul, Athlone.

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Located at 53.37 -8.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Roscommon, Gaelic football clubs in County Roscommon

River Suck

The River Suck is a river in Ireland, approximately 80 kilometres in length. It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon a few kilometres north of the village of Shannonbridge. Ballinasloe is the largest town located on the Suck.

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Located at 53.27 -8.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: River Shannon, Rivers of County Galway, Rivers of County Roscommon

Meehambee Dolmen

The Meehambee Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb dating from about 3500 BC located in County Roscommon, Ireland. It has been discovered by two local children in the 1960s who have unearthed two stone axes. Originally supported on 6 upright portals, 2.3 metres high. The capstone is estimated to weigh twenty-four tonnes. The portal stone supporting the back of the capstone has collapsed, allowing the capstone to slide backwards out of position, causing the doorstone to collapse also.

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Located at 53.41 -8.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in County Roscommon, Megalithic monuments in Europe, Stone Age Europe