The Market House
A fine symmetrical building designed by William Deane Butler. It was originally built as a market house and the ground floor is arcaded.
The High Cross
The Diamond, a name given to many market places throughout Ulster. It features several distinguished 19th century buildings.
St Tighernach’s Church
St Tighernach’s Church of Ireland was built between 1823 and 1825. It replaced an old church which was in very poor structural condition.
St Peter & Paul's Abbey
Clones Abbey is a ruined monastery that later became an Augustinian abbey in the twelfth century, and its main sights are ecclesiastical.
The Courthouse
Is it any wonder that the renowned novelist James Joyce occasionally found inspiration for his writing in an Irish courthouse?
The Sarcophagus
There are differing Points of view on the sarcophagus that sits at the foot of the round tower. Lets have a look at a few.
The Round Tower
The round tower at Clones would have originally stood at almost 23 metres in height, including the conical cap, which is now sadly missing.
Cassandra Hand Centre
THE CASSANDRA HAND FOLK AND FAMINE CENTRE is located in the wonderful Historic Monastic town of Clones.
Wesleyan Church
To the back of a property half way down Cara Street stand the remains of a Methodist Chapel which was built circa 1775
Motte & Bailey
Clones Motte and Bailey was constructed in 1212AD. The site comprises a conical mound with a series of terraces and is surrounded by a ditch at the base.
Protestant Hall
The Protestant Hall, which was built in 1926, was designed in 1922 by a local architect W. R. Potts.
Masonic Hall
Freemasonry is a social institution which has existed in Ireland since 1725 with its three main principles of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.
Presbyterian Church
The history of Presbyterianism around Clones goes back well beyond 1867 when this building was built
Canal Stores
The Ulster Canal was planned in the early 1800’s as an inland waterway to link Lough Erne in County Fermanagh and South Lough Neagh in County Tyrone.
The ButterYard
Used for the sale of butter before the advent of creameries which were such an important element of the cooperative movement in Ireland.
St Tiernach’s GAA Park
In 1886, just two years after the founding of the GAA, a local club was formed in Clones by Peter McAvinney, Charles McKenna and Edmund Maguire.
Sacred Heart Church
From the confiscation of Catholic Church property in 1603 until around 1720 there was no Catholic church in Clones.
Barry McGuigan Park
The park was officially opened in February 2015 by Clones man, Barry McGuigan and it has been named in his honour.