Cliffoney
Cliffoney
Cliafuine | |
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Village | |
Cliffoney along the N15 road (south side) | |
| Coordinates: 54°25′48″N 8°27′18″W / 54.430°N 8.455°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Barony | Carbury |
| Catholic diocese | Elphin |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 492 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G705540 |
Cliffoney, officially Cliffony (Irish: Cliafuine (Cliathmhuine), meaning 'hurdled thicket'), is a village in the north of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. It lies on the N15 national route at its junction with the R279. It is only three kilometres away from Mullaghmore, which is popular with surfers.
Cliffoney has historical connections to the 3rd Viscount Palmerston, who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-nineteenth century, and Father Michael O'Flanagan, vice-president and later President of Sinn Féin, who was known as 'the Republican Priest'. Brigid MacGonigal, mother of Harry Clarke, was a native of Cliffoney.
There are several megalithic monuments close to the village, including Creevykeel Court Tomb. There are also several ringforts and cashels in the area. Saint Brigit's Well has a cross-slab, probably dating to the eight century, with a swastika carved in the top of the cross.