Places and buildings of interest 1. The Market House 17 2. The Celtic Cross 16 3. St. Tighernach’s Church 4. Motte & Bailey O’Neill Park 5. The Wesleyan Church 6. Protestant hall 22 Roslea Road 7. Masonic hall 8. Ulster Canal Stores Visitor Centre & Bistro Clones Slí na Sláinte 9. The Round Tower & St. Tiarnach’s Sarcophagus P 10. Cassandra Hand Centre & Famine Museum Carn Lane Loop 2km 11. The Courthouse CLONES 12. The Wee Abbey OWNBUTLER ROAD LEISURE WALK NEWT 13. Presbyterian Church 15 i 14. Barry McGuigan Park 15. Sacred Heart Church 2 1 16. St. Tiarnach’s GAA Park 17. Peace Link Sports & Recreation Facility 18. The Creighton Hotel Fitzpatrick P ‘98 Avenue Square 19. The Butteryard 20. The Famine Graveyard 18 Start Point 21. Monaghan County Library R183 22. Clones Town F.C. Fermanagh Street /Enniskillen Newtownbutler/Lisnaskea P 14 Start Point 19 Genealogy Resources and 2 cemetries in the area Dining There are many options available 3 in and around the town from: Smithboro/Monaghan Á La Carte Deli-counter Cafe LOWER FERMANA S GH Clones Slí C na Sláinte TREET ARN LANE FIT ZPA TRICK SQU 98 ARE AVENUE 1km FERMANA Doctors AD Monaghan Road OWNBUTLER RO CARN DUN NEWT GH S 1.Dr Larry Moran, 2.Dr Seamus Clarke, TREET THE DIAMOND AD (N54) The Diamond, 4 Analore St., GHAN RO O 13 MONA ’DUFFY Clones, Clones, Mullanamoy Loop S 1km TREET Co. Monaghan. Co. Monaghan. 1km 3.3km (047)51919 (047)52323 TREET s i AIN S 300 mtr T MULLANAMO CUR EMERGENCY DEFIBRILLATOR MC OAD (N54) Y LANE VAN R CA GARDA LEISURE WALK 1 Analore Street, Clones. 4 1 047 51028 R212 HOTEL 5 10 P The Diamond 6 BALL ALLEY 2 Analore Street Cara Street Abbey 7 Street Newbliss/BalR183 Start Point 9 GARDA lybay/Cootehill 12 Clones Town 11 Clones Team McCurtain Street Cluain Eois Clones or 'Cluain Eois' – the meadow of Eois, is one of the oldest continuous settlements CANAL Walk in County Monaghan. It developed around a monastery founded by St. Tiarnach in the 6th century and the town boasts a rich historic fabric which illustrates the town's evolution. St Tiarnach's tomb is marked by a unique stone sarcophagus dating from the early 13th century and is located close to the Round Tower. The Round Tower dates from the 10th Century. The ancient High Cross that stands on the Diamond belonged to his monastery. The abbey built by Tiarnach was attacked by both Vikings and Normans and after one Cavan terrible assault in the 12th century it, and the town, were destroyed. From the ashes a new St. Peter and Paul's Abbey was built, known to locals as 'The Wee Abbey'. 8 20 The Normans, devout Christians themselves, fought a running war with the Irish chieftains who had ruled this area. They built a fort at the highest point of the town and it became one of the finest Motte and Bailey type fortifications in the country. Scotshouse Long after the Norman influence faded, a new wave of settlers arrived to create their own legacy. Clones That is just a taste of the story of Clones. To discover more, come and join us on our Town Golf Course Trail which takes in key heritage sites and buildings of wider social and cultural interest. More detailed information on each site is available at the site itself. i 6km R212 The Trail follows a 3.5km route around the town and is self-guided. .