Cloone

126 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloone, from 20 m² to 120,516 m² (12.05 ha, 29.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 51 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O2General
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 47 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Social & Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Utilities (General)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 13 Oct 2026N/a

  1. Construction of a pedestrian bridge and associated supporting structures to allow for separate pedestrian crossing of Cloone River adjacent to the L1496 road. 2. Installation of a culvert to allow pedestrian access between L1496 road and the proposed pedestrian bridge. 3. The construction of a gravel walkway along the south bank of the Cloone River to connect the proposed pedestrian bridge on the L1496 road to the junction of the R201 and L1566 roads. 4. A pedestrian crossing of the R201 at the junction of L1566. 5. A pedestrian bridge to allow for crossing of the Esker river southwest of the junction of the R201 and L1566 roads. 6. Development of a walking trail along the R201, L16041 roads and adjacent laneway to St Creigharee’s Well (SMR Ref. LE033-023) and all associated surfacing and signage.

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2660239

• 2 Oct 2026N/a

  Proposed Construction Of A Domestic Garage To Service A Storey And A Half Type Dwelling Which Was Recently Granted Planning Permission Under Outline Planning Permission Reference No. P.25/60122 And Consequent On The Grant Of Outline Permission Reference No. P.26/60060 And All Ancillary Site Works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2660234

• 11 Mar 2026Conditional

  Proposed construction of a storey-and-a-half dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, proposed connection to the existing foul sewer network, and all ancillary site works.

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2660060

• 30 Jun 2025Conditional

  for the proposed construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, connection to existing foul sewer network, entrance, boundary fence/wall and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2560171

• 16 May 2025Conditional

  Outline planning permission is being sought from Leitrim County Council for the proposed construction of a storey and a half type dwelling house, connection to existing foul sewer network, entrance, boundary fence/wall and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2560122

• 27 Sept 2021Conditional

  construction of an extension to the rear and side of an existing two storey type dwelling house where the proposed extension has both a two storey and single storey element together with alterations to the side of the existing dwelling house to incorporate the modification of existing window ope into a door ope and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 21194

• 9 Jun 2021Conditional

  Outline Planning Permission to Construct a Dwelling House, Domestic Garage , New Entrance Onto the Public Road with Connections to Services and associated site development works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 21121

• 19 Aug 2020Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance onto the public road with connections to services and associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 20132

• 17 Dec 2019Conditional

  demolish an existing dwelling and outbuilding. To construct a new domestic garage and entrance and all ancillary works

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 19282

• 19 Nov 2018Conditional

  construction of a two storey type dwelling house, entrance, boundary fence/wall, connection to existing foul sewer network and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 18254

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Cloone.

Recorded monuments

• LE033-006001 Church
  Description

  Located on the S-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge and overlooking a slight col at the N end of Cloone village. An early monastery was founded in Cluain Conmaicne during the 6th century by St Cruimhthear Fraoch, and it survived up to the 12th century at least. ‘Cruimhthear’ means presbyter or priest. Fraoch, the son of Carthach, was descended from the ancestors of Conmaicne Rein, and he could represent a pre-Christian deity. The coarbs or successors of Fraoch were one of twelve coarbs who played an official role in the inauguration of the O’ Rourke kings of Breifne, and an O’ Rourke relic, the míosach – the monthly one, probably a calendar - was kept at Cloone. St Columcille visited Fraoch before he departed into exile at Iona. Fraoch’s sister, Fíonmhaith, was the mother of St. Bearach of Termonbarry (RO024-016001-), and Fraoch baptised his nephew who is said to have been born in Aughagranny, thought to be Gortnalougher, near Cloone (Pinkman 1942, 40). In some sources Fraoch was a contemporary of St Caillín of Fenagh (LE026-096001-), which he was entitled to inherit on Caillín’s death, but according to the Book of Fenagh Caillín forbid anyone to be buried at Cloone. (Ó Riain 2011, 353-4) It is recorded (AFM) that Muirgheas, the erenach or coarb of Cloone, died while on pilgrimage in 1101. The hereditary coarbs may have been of the Mac Thecheadhain or McKeehan family, as coarbs of this name are mentioned in 1373 and 1384. The monastery may have lasted into the sixteenth century since the coarb is praised as a master of hospitality in 1519 (Pinkman 1942, 39-40). In 1595 a hospital is mentioned for the first time when 52 small cartrons, or about three townlands, were connected with the abbey (Logan 1970, 57; Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 32, 348). The church was described as parochial 1406-1522 (MacNamee 1954, 592-4), although there may have been a separate parish church (LE033-008004-). McParlan (1802, 107) says that stones from the abbey were visible in the windows and built into the walls of the Protestant parish church. This building was replaced in 1821 (Lewis 1837, 1, 379), and only its tower now remains in its own plot just N of the graveyard. A cross-base, the head of a round-headed window that could be mistaken for a possible bullaun stone, and four cross-slabs (Herity et al. 1997, 104-5) or more probably cross-inscribed stones, are in the graveyard, which also has a headstone with carvings of animals in false relief on the back. A second cross-base is almost buried close to this headstone. Two medieval stone heads carved on corbels and part of the shaft of a high cross (Grant 1994) are now incorporated in the reconstructed wall of the old graveyard at the entrance gate at S. Another fragment of the same cross, which might date from the 10th to the 12th century (Kelly 1993, 156-61), is displayed at the site of the old Roman Catholic church (LE033-008001-), which could be on the site of the medieval parish church (LE033-008004-). (Herity 2012, 387-8; MacNamee 1954, 112ff) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located on the S-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge and overlooking a slight col at the N end of Cloone village. The site of St Cruimhthear Fraoch’s early monastery (LE033-006001-) is centred on the old graveyard that was attached to the S of the now defunct Church of Ireland church of St. James. This is a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 60m N-S; c. 27m E-W at S to c. 50m E-W at N) defined by masonry walls. A cross-base, the head of a round-headed window, and four cross-inscribed stones are in the graveyard, which also has a headstone with carvings of animals in false relief on the back. Two medieval stone heads carved on corbels and part of the shaft of a high cross (Grant 1994) are now incorporated in the reconstructed graveyard wall at S. The graveyard itself has largely nineteenth and twentieth century headstones. It was extended to the E before 1995 and this area was extended further to the N by 2012 (OSAP). Archaeological testing (14E0063) N of the graveyard produced evidence of a slot trench (See Excavations.ie 2015:248). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006005 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Part of a cross-shaft came to light in a graveyard clean-up during 1990 together with two face corbels, and they are now incorporated in the reconstructed wall of the graveyard beside the entrance at S. This sandstone cross fragment (Wth 0.28m; H 0.45m; T 0.18m) is the top of the shaft with part of the hollowed angles at the crux. It has a double moulding around the edges and part of the junction with the ring. The side-panels are plain apart from edge moulding, but the other faces each has a figure carved in flat relief. One is almost certainly an ecclesiastic holding what might be a bell or a book, while the other seated figure could be female and is holding what is best interpreted as a baby leading to the conclusion that it is a rare representation of the Virgin and Child. The cross-base (LE033-006009-) and the transom (LE033-008003-) also at Cloone are part of the same cross. (Kelly 1993, 156-61; Grant 1994) See the attached view of the ecclesiastic Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006006 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Two medieval stone heads carved on sandstone corbels and part of a cross-shaft (Grant 1994) are now incorporated at S in the reconstructed wall of the graveyard attached to the site of the early monastery (LE033-006001-). The corbel (Wth 0.3m; L 0.57m; H 0.28m) W of the high cross fragment has bulging eyes but other features are work, and that (Wth 0.25m; L 0.59m; H 0.27m) to the E has a long narrow face with bulging eyes. They probably came from the gable of a twelfth century church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006007 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  There are four cross-inscribed stones in the graveyard at the site of the early church and close to the cross-base. This stone (Wth of base 0.44m; H 0.62m; T 0.08m) has a rounded top and a small cross (H 0.12m; span 0.10m) with expanded terminals incised into its W face. (Herity et al. 1997, 104, 001) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006008 Stone sculpture
  Description

  An upright headstone (Wth 0.62-0.72m; H 1.5m; T 0.15m) in the graveyard attached to the site of the early church (LE033-006001-), has three carvings of animals on the E side executed in false relief. On top is a lion rampant over a panel with a lion rampart holding a shield but the support on the left side has been truncated by the straight edge of the stone. This is over a panel with a hound that is slightly truncated on the left side. The carving is in the style of the Dobhar Chú stone (LE003-008004-) from Conwall burial ground in the north of the county, and like that stone is probably 18th century in date. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006009 Cross - High cross
  Description

  The base of a high cross, probably from the same cross as the fragments (LE032-008005-; LE032-008003-) is within the graveyard attached to the site of the early Church. It is sandstone (dims of base 0.89m x 0.73m; dims of top 0.62m x 0.49m; H 0.57m), and has moulding around the angles. On top is a raised collar with a socket (dims 0.24m x 0.2m; D 0.17m). (Kelly 1993, 158) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006010 Architectural fragment
  Description

  A fragment (dims 0.7m x 0.4m; H 0.28m) of a sandstone boulder in the graveyard attached to the site of the early church has the curved ingoing (diam. 0.42m; D 0.28m) of what might be a round-headed window of twelfth century date. It might also be interpreted as a fragment of a bullaun stone. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006011 Cross-inscribed pillar
  Description

  There are four cross-inscribed stones in the graveyard at the site of the early church and close to the cross-base. This pillar (dims 0.25m x 0.1m; H 1.27m) has a cross (H 0.17m; span 0.1m) inscribed at the top of the W side with the initials PC beneath. (Herity et al. 1997, 104, 002) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-006012 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  There are four cross-inscribed stones in the graveyard at the site of the early church and close to the cross-base. This small slab (Wth 0.53m x 0.04m; H 0.55m) has a small cross (H 0.08m; span 0.07m) inscribed on its W face. (Herity et al. 1997, 104, 003) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December 2019

• LE033-006013 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  There are four cross-inscribed stones in the graveyard at the site of the early church and close to the cross-base. This slab (dims 0.47m x 0.04-0.06mm; H 0.41m) has a vertical line (L 0.24m) with three cross-bars (L 0.006-0.008m) incised in its E face beside the letter ‘G’. (Herity et al. 1997, 105, 004) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in pasture close to the top of the E-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge. A circular enclosure is depicted only on the 1945 revision of the OS 6-inch map. It was described in then as a platform (dims c. 40m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by a low scarp (H c. 1m) at E (OSFM). There are now only slight indications of an enclosure (diam. c. 35m) that was probably a rath, including a bend in a field bank at E. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-008001 Church
  Description

  Located towards the top of the E-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge in Cloone village. The original Roman Catholic church of St Mary’s at Cloone continued in use until the present St Mary’s was consecrated in 1970. The ruin of the older structure partially survived almost complete (H c. 7m) with red-brick surrounds at some openings into the 1990s (SMR file). It was conserved by 1993 when all walls were reduced to the basal courses (Wth 0.6-0.7m; H c. 0.3m), and its plan of a T-shaped structure is now clear. This consists of a N-S transept (ext. dims 35.5m N-S; 8.5m E-W) with the nave (ext. dims 8.7m E-W; 8.5m N-S) projecting E from it. The only entrance is a gap (Wth 1.7m) in the S wall of the nave. There is a projection (int. dims c. 7m N-S; 2.1m E-W) at the centre of the W wall for the altar with the outline of the sacristy just S of this. The church is within a small graveyard where the transom of the high cross (LE033-008003-) is displayed, but it is also probably on the site of the medieval parish church of Cloone (CL033-008004-). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-008002 Graveyard
  Description

  The first Roman Catholic church of St. Mary is within a small D-shaped graveyard (dims c. 50-55m N-S; c. 20-25m E-W) defined by masonry walls. The church takes up most of the available space and there are a few nineteenth and twentieth century headstones. This is also the site of the medieval parish church of Cloone (LE033-008004-), and the transom of the high cross (LE033-008003-) is displayed here. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December 2019

• LE033-008003 Cross - High cross (present location)
  Description

  The transom or cross-arm of the high cross of Cloone was at the head of a grave in the graveyard attached to the site of the early monastery (LE033-006001-), but it was moved to the small graveyard of St. Mary’s when that graveyard was conserved in the early 1990s. It is a sandstone (dims 0.24m x 0.2m; L 0.77m) with the hollowed angles at the crux of a typical high cross. There is a double moulding around the edges and single figures on each side. One is a bishop with vestments and holding a crozier; the other is probably Christ performing a blessing as he appears to be fully clothed with hands extended from the elbows, palms forward. One end panel has an intricate interlace but while the opposite panel is less clear it is probably of the same design. (Kelly 1993, 158-61) See the attached image of Christ performing a blessing Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

• LE033-008004 Church
  Description

  The first Roman Catholic church of Cloone (LE033-008001-) was built on what was probably the site of the medieval parish church and the names of some of the clergy from the Macheydan or MacKeehan family are known from 1406-1522 (MacNamee 1954, 593). This family were also coarbs to the old monastery, and the parish church of Cloone became one of the churches of the rectory of Muinter Eolais after 1472, having belonged to a separate rectory of Regeles before that (Scully 2019, 133-4). Two churches are depicted on the barony and parish maps of the Down Survey (1656-8), and two churches are specifically mentioned in its terrier or commentary of that map. There are no structural remains of a medieval church but three architectural fragments from windows and doorways with multiple mouldings are displayed on the N wall of the graveyard and are of late medieval date. See the attached section of the Down Survey map, which is reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 717). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 December, 2019 Amended: 10 January 2020

Architectural heritage

• Saint James's Church (Cloone), church/chapel, 1820–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding three-stage bell tower of demolished Board of First Fruits style Church of Ireland church, built in 1822, now disused. Castellations and pinnacles to parapet. Limestone rubble walls with tooled stone dressings and string courses. Date plaque to south elevation. Hood mouldings to windows. Louvred windows to top stage. Blind window to bottom stage and blocked door which led into nave. Replacement timber battened door in pointed-arched opening. Later clock to oculus in south elevation. Graveyard to south of tower. Site enclosed by stone rubble wall.

• Graveyard/cemetery, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cloone Roman Catholic graveyard, established c.1840. Variety of nineteenth- and twentieth-century grave markers. Random stone boundary walls with limestone coping. Foundations of the former Roman Catholic Church, St. Mary's, to west. Squared random stone entrance piers with pyramidal caps and cast-iron gates with spearheads.

• House, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of semi-detached two-bay and three-bay two-storey houses, built c.1840, now amalgamated with return to rear. Pitched asbestos-cement slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Ruled-and-lined render to walls. Timber sash windows and casement window with stone sills. Replacement timber panelled doors. Integral carriage arch opening to southernmost bay with timber battened door. Stone outbuilding to rear of site.

• Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1965–1975 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached octagonal-plan Roman Catholic church, built 1970, with two projecting entrance porches. Single-storey extension to south linking church to parochial house. Pyramidal copper roof with central lantern surmounted by copper cross finial. Walls of brick with stained glass ribbon clerestorey fenestration to all sides and vertical windows at corners of walls. Date plaque to front wall. Timber battened double doors with stone lintels. Freestanding cast-iron frame with bell situated on eastern side.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Cloone, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Cloone.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Cloone with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Cloone · An Chluain

Area

1,582,318 m² (158.23 ha, 391 acres)

Civil parish

Cloone, and its townlands

Barony

Mohill

Electoral division

Cloone, the unit of the census

Census 2022

386 people lived in 147 households in the Cloone electoral division. 76% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Annaghmaconway, Annaghmacullen, Bellakiltyfea, Drumhallagh, Drumharkan Glebe, Esker, Racullen

Placenames

Cloone on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.