Cloneen | |
Native Name: | Irish: An Cluainín |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Tipperary |
Coordinates: | 52.4749°N -7.5978°W |
Blank Name: | Irish grid reference |
Cloneen [1] is a small village and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2] Located on the R692 regional road, the village is approximately 5km (03miles) east of Fethard.[2]
Cloneen's Catholic church was built, in 1815, on the site of a former medieval church.[3] The church, known as the Church of the Visitation, is in the parish of Drangan and Cloneen in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[4]
The national (primary) school in the village, Cloneen National School, had an enrollment of approximately 100 pupils as of September 2017.[5] The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is St Patrick's GAA club.[6]