Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical site
Clane, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clane
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins) on Site of Monastery
- Coordinates
- 53.29055, -6.68543
- SMR number
- KD014-026017-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The town of Clane (KD014-026001-) appears to have developed around the site of the Early Christian monastery of 'Cluain Damh', variously translated as the 'Meadow of the Ox' or 'Meadow of the Ford', founded by Ailbhe, and of which Sichell (died 549) was the first abbot (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 31). The monastery was plundered in 1035, but a synod was held there in 1162 (O'Donovan 1851, 777). There is no visible trace of the monastery, but the former 'St Michael's' parish church (KD014-026002-) may stand on its site, where the D-shape of the graveyard (KD014-026011-) may reflect an earlier, monastic enclosure line. A bullaun stone (KD014-026003-) lies c. 120m to the S and there is a Holy Well c. 370m also to the S. The base of a wayside cross (KD014-026006-) survives c. 340m to the SW.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Tomb - table tombunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.