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Remains of St Tiernach

 
 
Remains of St Tiernach Marker Detail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2012
1. Remains of St Tiernach Marker Detail
Inscription.

Here lie the remains of
St Tiernach.
Of the Royal House of Oriel.
First Abbot of Clones Monastry [sic]
Bishop of Clogher.
500 AD to 4th April 548.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious StructuresSettlements & Settlers. A significant day of the year for for this entry is April 4.
 
Location. 54° 10.66′ N, 7° 13.952′ W. Marker is in Clones, Ulster, in County Monaghan. It can be reached from Cara Street. Marker is at the gravesite, in St. Tierney's Cemetery, accessed off Ball Alley, west of McCurtain Street (R212). Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Round Tower / Cloigtheach Chluain Eois (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sarcophagus / Sarcofagas Thighearnaigh Naofa (within shouting distance of this marker); Clones Round Tower, Cross and Church (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); High Cross / Ardchros Cluain Eois (about 210 meters away).
 
Also see . . .
1. The Annals of Ulster. (Submitted on April 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Clones Abbey at Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Remains of St Tiernach Marker and Sarcophagus image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 21, 2012
2. Remains of St Tiernach Marker and Sarcophagus
Clones Round Tower and St. Tierney Shrine image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. Clones Round Tower and St. Tierney Shrine
At St. Tierney's Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   3. submitted on March 30, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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