Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Clones

Clones, market town and township, in the above par., W. co. Monaghan, 39 miles NW. of Dundalk and 94 miles NW. of Dublin by rail-township, 181 ac., pop. 2216; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-days, Thursday and Friday; contains an ancient market-cross, the remains of an abbey, and a round tower. There are 2 spade manufactories and several large corn-mills in the neighbourhood.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "market town and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Monaghan IrlC

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