Clones
| Clones Cluain Eois Clones | |||
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| Koordinaten | 54° 10′ 59″ N, 7° 14′ 1″ W | ||
| Basisdaten | |||
| Staat | Irland | ||
| Ulster | |||
| Grafschaft | Monaghan | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | IE-MN | ||
| Höhe | 71 m | ||
| Fläche | 1,8 km² | ||
| Einwohner | 1885 (2022[1]) | ||
| Dichte | 1.075,9 Ew./km² | ||
| Telefonvorwahl | +353 (0)47 | ||
 (c) Ian R Maxwell, CC BY-SA 2.0 Stadtzentrum von Clones (2004) | |||
Clones (irisch Cluain Eois) ist eine kleine Stadt im Westen des Countys Monaghan in Irland. Die Bevölkerung betrug im Jahr 2022 einschließlich des ländlichen Einzugsgebiets 1885 Personen.[1]
Geschichte
Clones war ursprünglich eine von Saint Tighernach gegründete klösterliche Ansiedlung aus dem 6. Jahrhundert, die bis zur Auflösung der Klöster durch Heinrich VIII bestand.
Die Stadt Clones wurde wirtschaftlich besonders schwer von der Teilung Irlands im Jahr 1921 betroffen, da sie an der Grenze zum County Fermanagh liegt, das zu Nordirland gehört. Dadurch wurde Clones von seinem ökonomischen Einzugsgebiet abgeschnitten, das jetzt in Nordirland liegt.
Einwohnerentwicklung
Im Gegensatz zu den meisten Orten in Irland hat sich die Einwohnerzahl trotz des wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung des Landes in den letzten 30 Jahren verringert.[1]
| 1991 | 1996 | 2002 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2347 | 2170 | 1947 | 1767 | 1761 | 1680 | 1885 |
Sehenswürdigkeiten
- Das Sandsteinkreuz auf dem Diamond in Clones ist eine Kombination aus zwei separaten Hochkreuzen der Ulster-Gruppe. Es stammt vermutlich aus dem 9. Jahrhundert. Es wurde wahrscheinlich wurde es zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt von seinem ursprünglichen Platz in der Klosteranlage hierher gebracht. Die Kreuzfragmente haben eine Höhe von 4,57 m.[2]
- Auf dem Gelände des ehemaligen Klosters steht ein nahezu 23 m hoher Rundturm, der bis auf die konische Spitze erhalten ist.[2]
- In der Nähe des Rundturms steht der Grabschrein von Clones in Form eines Hauses, der der Überlieferung nach die Überreste von Saint Tighernach enthalten haben soll.[2]
- Auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite ist die Ruine einer Kirche aus dem 12. Jahrhundert.[2]
- Im Nordwesten der Stadt ist eine von den Normannen im 12. oder 13. Jahrhundert erbaute Motte.[2]
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0Hochkreuz
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0Rundturm
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0Saint Tighernachs Schrein
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0Kirchenruine
Persönlichkeiten
- James Parke (1881–1946), Tennisspieler
- Patrick McCabe (* 1955), Schriftsteller
- Barry McGuigan (* 1961), WBA-Boxweltmeister (Federgewicht)
- Kevin McBride (* 1973), Boxer
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ a b c Census 2022. citypopulation.de, abgerufen am 1. August 2023.
- ↑ a b c d e Peter Harbinson: Guide to National and Historic Monuments in Ireland. Gill and Macmillan 1992
Weblinks
Commons: Clones – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
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Clones Shrine 2016 08 26.jpg
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shrine in form of a wooden church close to the round tower, considered by Michael Moore as possibly the oldest surviving structure of St Tigearnach’s Monastery. W. F. Wakeman describes it as follows: “Situated upon a line between the round tower and the abbey, and directly facing the doorway of the former structure, occurs a monument, in some respects unlike anything which has elsewhere been noticed in Ireland. It is formed of a single block of hard red sandstone, 5 ft. 10 in. in length by 3 ft. in height, which has been fashioned into the form of an early Irish church. The interior is artificially hollowed, so that the work forms a shrine in form exactly like that of St. Ethelreda, preserved in Ely Cathedral. Its position is east and west, like that of a church. Upon what I may style the eastern gable is carved the upper portion of a human figure, the head of which is covered by a triangular head covering, probably a mitre. Upon the southern side, just below the eve, are two heads of animals, graven bracket-fashion, and very similar in style to some of the grotesque carvings remaining within the round tower of Ardmore. This side, also, bears an unintelligible sculpture [..]. The northern and western sides are quite plain. It may be observed that the tops of the gables are finished much in the same manner as those of the representations of early churches which we often see terminating our richer crosses.” The shrine was used for burials in post-medieval times where, according to local tradition, the shrine was used as a family grave by the McMahons or the McDonnells. This was described as follows: “It [the shrine] is not so small. It gets wide towards the floor. If the copestones were off, two or three men could move about in it. Besides, the mode of interment was this: the corpse was taken out of the coffin, and left on ‘stretchers,’ the empty coffin left beside it; lime was then applied. When the next corpse came, the former empty coffin was taken out and broken beside the tomb.” See the record of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland and Wakeman, W. F. “On the Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Cluain-Eois, Now Clones, County of Monaghan.” The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, vol. 3, no. 21, 1875, pp. 327–340. Fourth Series, www.jstor.org/stable/25506666.
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shrine in form of a wooden church close to the round tower, considered by Michael Moore as possibly the oldest surviving structure of St Tigearnach’s Monastery. W. F. Wakeman describes it as follows: “Situated upon a line between the round tower and the abbey, and directly facing the doorway of the former structure, occurs a monument, in some respects unlike anything which has elsewhere been noticed in Ireland. It is formed of a single block of hard red sandstone, 5 ft. 10 in. in length by 3 ft. in height, which has been fashioned into the form of an early Irish church. The interior is artificially hollowed, so that the work forms a shrine in form exactly like that of St. Ethelreda, preserved in Ely Cathedral. Its position is east and west, like that of a church. Upon what I may style the eastern gable is carved the upper portion of a human figure, the head of which is covered by a triangular head covering, probably a mitre. Upon the southern side, just below the eve, are two heads of animals, graven bracket-fashion, and very similar in style to some of the grotesque carvings remaining within the round tower of Ardmore. This side, also, bears an unintelligible sculpture [..]. The northern and western sides are quite plain. It may be observed that the tops of the gables are finished much in the same manner as those of the representations of early churches which we often see terminating our richer crosses.” The shrine was used for burials in post-medieval times where, according to local tradition, the shrine was used as a family grave by the McMahons or the McDonnells. This was described as follows: “It [the shrine] is not so small. It gets wide towards the floor. If the copestones were off, two or three men could move about in it. Besides, the mode of interment was this: the corpse was taken out of the coffin, and left on ‘stretchers,’ the empty coffin left beside it; lime was then applied. When the next corpse came, the former empty coffin was taken out and broken beside the tomb.” See the record of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland and Wakeman, W. F. “On the Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Cluain-Eois, Now Clones, County of Monaghan.” The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, vol. 3, no. 21, 1875, pp. 327–340. Fourth Series, www.jstor.org/stable/25506666.
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(c) Karte: NordNordWest, Lizenz: Creative Commons by-sa-3.0 de
Positionskarte von Irland
(c) Karte: NordNordWest, Lizenz: Creative Commons by-sa-3.0 de
Positionskarte von Irland
Clones “Wee Abbey” Church SW 2016 08 26.jpg
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ruins of a small Romanesque 12th-century church, called the “Wee Abbey” church in association to the Saints Peter and Paul Augustinian Abbey of Clones. This is, however, not the monastic church which was documented with its transepts and tower c. 1590 but eventually destroyed.
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ruins of a small Romanesque 12th-century church, called the “Wee Abbey” church in association to the Saints Peter and Paul Augustinian Abbey of Clones. This is, however, not the monastic church which was documented with its transepts and tower c. 1590 but eventually destroyed.
Clones Round Tower 2016 08 26.jpg
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
South-east view of the round tower.
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
South-east view of the round tower.
Clones High Cross South-East Face 2016 08 26.jpg
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
South-east face of the Clones High Cross.
(c) Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
South-east face of the Clones High Cross.