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Cluain Mhór
The Church of Ireland building and a recorded graveyard custom add to Clonmore’s history of worship and local remembrance.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cluain Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Clonmore · English · main form
Place & story
Saint John’s Church
Saint John’s, in Glebe townland, was built around 1812. The Church of Ireland building has a single worship space with pointed openings and a battlemented entrance tower. Its interior was renovated around 1900, while a limestone font and wall monuments survived. This is a different building from the Catholic chapel at Oldtown, which has its own sequence of alterations. [2]
Clay from a former grave
A Carlow Advisor writer records a conversation with Clonmore historian Eddie McDonald about Father Mullins, a former local curate. McDonald’s account describes people taking clay from the priest’s grave after his death in 1818 because they believed it could heal. The writer identifies the former grave in the old chapel grounds. This is an attributed record of a local belief and practice; it does not establish that the clay had medicinal effects. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint John’s Church, NIAH10300905 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Clonmore, Carlow: reported conversation with Eddie McDonald · Carlow Advisor; local historian Eddie McDonald
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.