Cloonsheebane

Cloonsheebane
Cluain Sí Bán
Town
Motto: "The clear or fallow fairy meadow"
Cloonsheebane

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°56′49″N 8°05′24″W / 53.9469°N 8.09°W / 53.9469; -8.09Coordinates: 53°56′49″N 8°05′24″W / 53.9469°N 8.09°W / 53.9469; -8.09
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Leitrim
Elevation 75 m (246 ft)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference M941997
Website www.carrickonshannon.ie

Cloonsheebane (Irish: Cluain Sí Bán, meaning "The clear or fallow fairy meadow")

Cloonsheebane is a townland in Leitrim. Its name derives from the Irish Cluain Sí Bán , Cluain meaning "meadow," "Sí" meaning fairy, while "Bán" means white, and in this context it means clear or fallow.

History


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