User:NoSnakesInIreland/Clonenagh

Clonenagh is a parish in Ireland.

History
Clonenagh was first called Cluainadnach. St. Fintan founded a monastery here and was its first abbot. He was succeeded by St. Columba. The abbey was destroyed by Turgesius, who carried its abbot, Aid, off to Munster, where he was martyred on 8 July, 843.

Despite the continual raids and plundering by the Danes, the town flourished until the coming of Cromwell. At the time the town was a center of learning, attracting students from Europe.

St. Fintan and Óengus of Tallaght are said to be buried here. St. Fintan's Tree grew here until it most of it was blown down in a storm in 1994. Supposedly St. Fintan caused a holy well to spring up in its trunk when a farmer who lived across the road refused to allow people to visit a holy well in his field. It was also known as "The Money Tree" as people hammered coins into its bark to ask for the saint's aid.

A cemetery is located near the tree.

Notables

 * Óengus of Tallaght
 * Cellachán Caisil
 * Daniel Augustus Beaufort
 * Fintan of Clonenagh
 * Daniel Cornelius de Beaufort, rector‎