Cloonsheebane

Cloonsheebane
Cloonsheebane
Cluain Sí Bán
—  Town  —
Motto: "The clear or fallow fairy meadow"
Cloonsheebane is located in Ireland
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 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.

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  • Cloonsheerevagh — (Irish: Cluain Sí Riabhach: speckled fairy meadow ) is a townland in County Leitrim. As this townland is almost parallel with Cloonsheebane, the landscape and name are both similar. It is likely that this meadow may have been speckled with bushes …   Wikipedia

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