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Cluain Mhór

A modern study identified shrine components among Clonmore’s early medieval stones.

Recorded locationClonmore52.82702° N · 6.57376° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

cluainmeadow, pasturemórgreat, big

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

Recognising a different monument

Kate Colbert’s 2020 doctoral research identified pieces from at least one stone shrine, and possibly two, in Clonmore’s graveyard. These were composite monuments assembled from separate stone components. The uncertainty concerns how many shrines the surviving pieces represent; they are not evidence that two complete structures remain standing. [2]

Relics and archaeological evidence

Colbert relates the discovery to early medieval texts describing a substantial collection of saints’ bodily relics at Clonmore. Her findings add material evidence to that documented religious reputation. The shrine fragments do not themselves identify particular saints’ remains or establish that every historical claim about the collection was true. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Carlow
Barony
Rathvilly
Civil parish
Clonmore
Within
Clonmore
Coordinates
52.82702, -6.57376
Mapped area
0.69 km²
Logainm ID
3008 ↗

People & family history

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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Clonmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Early medieval sculpture in southeast Ireland: identities, landscape and memory — thesis abstract, 2020 · Kate Colbert, University College Cork
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.