Clonmore, County Carlow

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For other places named Clonmore, see Clonmore, County Armagh, and Clonmore, County Tipperary.

Clonmore Chluain Mhór
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52°49′29″N 6°34′08″W / 52.8247, -6.5689
Irish grid reference S965757
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County:	County Carlow
Elevation:	173 m
Population (2002)  - Town:  - Environs:	-  461

Clonmore (Irish: Chluain Mhór, meaning Mogue's large meadow) is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located 3 1/2 miles south of Hacketstown and 9 miles east of Tullow in the north-east corner of County Carlow.

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Clonmore was named after St Mogue who, around the year 530, established a religious community and built a monastery at the location.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

[edit] References

1. ^ clonmore

[edit] External links

• Clonmore

v • d • e Places in County Carlow, Ireland County town: Carlow Incorporated towns1 Carlow · Muinebeag Unincorporated towns2 Borris · Bunclody-Carrickduff · Clonegal · Hacketstown · Leighlinbridge · Tullow Villages3 Ballinkillen · Ballon · Ballymurpy · Clonmore · Coolkenno · Fennagh · Kildavin · Myshall · Nurney · Old Leighlin · Rathvilly · Royal Oak · Rossmore · Tinryland 1 A CDP with defined boundaries.  2 A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population above 1,000.  3 A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population below 1,000.