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Over the years the Clonard community has promoted a range of initiatives in religious devotion. One of the earliest was the establishment of confraternities for men and women which occurred in 1897 and which were, at the time, an innovative combination of religious services and instruction and proved extremely popular. [4]
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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.
dependent on Clonard; founded after 1144; church confirmed to the nuns of Clonard 1195; dissolved after 1195, nuns probably transferred to Calliaghstown; raised to abbey status c.1290; dissolved 1537; granted to Edward Becke for 21 years 28 January 1548; lease passed to John Parker 1564; remains incorporatated into C.I. parish church built on site
After Bishop Simon Rochfort transferred his seat from Clonard to Trim in 1202, the title "bishop of Meath" became the normal style. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The former seat of the diocese of Breifne or the Uí Briuin at Kells was absorbed into Meath in 1211, but that diocese remained extant among the Uí Briúin Bréifne, becoming the diocese of Kilmore.
The Abbot of Clonard was the monastic head of Clonard Abbey, which is in modern-day County Meath, Ireland. The abbey was founded by Saint Finnian in the early sixth century. After the death of Saint Finnian, the abbots bore the title " Comarbai Finnéin " (i.e. "successor of Saint Finnian").
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 ...
Clonard (also Cluain Iraird, as in Curiate Italian) may refer to: Republic of Ireland. Clonard, County Meath, a village in County Meath, Ireland