Clonaghadoo
Village
Clonaghadoo Church
Clonaghadoo Church
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)IST (WEST)
The road to Clonaghadoo

Clonaghadoo is a village in County Laois, Ireland, located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Mountmellick just off the N80 national secondary road. The Slieve Bloom Mountains lie southwest of the village.

St Marys National School Clonaghadoo

Amenities

There is a Catholic church, school and a community hall. The hall was originally a Clonaghadoo National School, opened in 1912. The name Clonaghadoo comes from Cluanacha Dubha, or the Black Meadows.[1]

In the grounds of the church there is a labyrinth of low hedges and gravel paths.[2]

See also

  1. "logainm.ie - Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  2. Clonaghadoo Labyrinth

53°10′16″N 7°22′19″W / 53.1711°N 7.3719°W / 53.1711; -7.3719


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