Cloonsheebane
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Cloonsheebane
Cluain Sí Bán | |
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Town | |
Motto: "The clear or fallow fairy meadow" | |
Coordinates: 53°57′30″N 8°05′19″W / 53.9584°N 8.0885°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Leitrim |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | M941997 |
Website | www |
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.
Cloonsheebane is part of Carrick-on-Shannon. The road from Carrick-on-Shannon to Cootehall passes through the townland.
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