Cloyne
Cloyne ( Irish Cluain , older Cluain Uamha ) is a small town with 1,562 inhabitants, which is southeast of Midleton in County Cork in the south of Ireland .
It is eponymous both for a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church ( Diocese of Cloyne ) and the Church of Ireland (Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross).
geography
The city lies in a valley. In the north and south are mountains. To the east is the Celtic Sea and to the west the port on the River Lee .
The solid ground is made of limestone , in which there are also caves. The soil is fertile and is used for agriculture.
history
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Indicating an early settlement, there is a more than 4000 year old dolmen west of the city. The first founding of a monastery in this place is attributed to Saint Colmán of Cloyne (530 - 606). According to legend, the land for this came from the King of Munster . In the 9th century it was attacked by Vikings from Denmark. A Catholic church was built in the 19th century. In 1920 a volunteer battalion of the Irish Republican Army attacked the buildings of the local Royal Irish Constabulary , forcing it to give up and freeing the prisoners.
Attractions
The town's landmark is a round tower . In 1749 there was lightning damage to its top. The conical point common to round towers was damaged beforehand. Today there are battlements.
On the hill near the town is a ruin of a Norman observation tower .
St. Coleman's Cathedral, today part of the Anglican Church of Ireland, was built in 1250 on the site of a previous building.
Personalities
- George Berkeley (1685–1753), anglic. Bishop of Cloyne
- Richard Scannell (1845-1916), Cath. Bishop of Omaha and previously of Concordia
- John Joseph Hennessy (1847–1920), Cath. Bishop of Wichita
- Cynthia Longfield (1896-1991), biologist
