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Clonard sits on the frontline of the troubles which erupted in Belfast in August 1969, located as it is, at an Interface area between the mainly Catholic Falls Road district and the mainly Protestant Shankill Road district. At the rear of the monastery was located Bombay Street and Cupar Street which led on to the Shankill Road.
Disused Anglican church at the monastic site of Clonard The construction of the monastery in a stained glass window of the church of St. Finian in Clonard. Clonard Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chluain Ioraird, meaning "Erard's Meadow") was an early medieval monastery situated on the River Boyne in Clonard, County Meath, Ireland.
[31] [32] Clonard monastery, [33] the home of the Redemptorist religious order, is located near the junction with Springfield Road. The church formally opened in 1911 replacing a small church which opened in 1897. Father Alec Reid who played an important role in the Northern Ireland peace process was based here.
Patrick Egan, C.Ss.R (20 July 1923 – 9 July 2016 [1]) was an Irish Catholic (Redemptorist) priest, notable for being in charge of the Men's Confraternity in Clonard Monastery, Belfast, when the "Troubles" broke out in August 1969. He anointed those who were shot that day and tried to stop a potential massacre of Catholics by calling in ...
Cluain-moescnae Monastery ~ early monastic site Cluain-maosena; Cluain-mhaoscna; Cluain-mecsua: Collinstown Priory Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on Clonard founded after 1144, church confirmed to the nuns of Clonard; dissolved after 1195; transferred with Clonard to Odder c.1383-4 St Mary _____ Kellarthalgach; Fore St Mary; Fawor
Disert-moholmoc Monastery ~≈: early monastic site, possibly located in County Meath possibly Staholmog, infra: Diore-mac-Aidmecain Monastery ~ early monastic site, nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Finnian of Clonard) St Lassara the virgin _____ Dairemacnaidmecain: Donacarney Monastery nuns, ruins purportedly a nunnery [notes 5 ...
St. Finnian imparting his blessing to the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland (also known as Twelve Apostles of Erin, Irish: Dhá Aspal Déag na hÉireann) were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finnian (d. 549) at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird (Erard's Meadow), now Clonard in County Meath.
Clonard (Irish: Cluain Ioraird, meaning 'Iorard's meadow') [2] is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. It lies on the R148 regional road between the towns of Kinnegad and Enfield. This road was the main road between Dublin and Galway until the construction of the M4 motorway. It is still used by traffic avoiding the toll on the M4. Clonard ...