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===St. James's Church Tower=== ===St. James's Church Tower===
], Cloone, ].]] ].]]


The ] of ]'s ] is all that is left of a building that was erected by the ] in 1822. The tower was restored in the mid-1990s and a clock installed, which was manufactured by Samuel Elliott of ]. It is a local landmark from which some of the finest angling waters in the area can be seen off the Cloone to ] Road. The ] of St James's ] is all that is left of a building that was erected by the ] in 1822. The tower was restored in the mid-1990s and a clock installed, which was manufactured by Samuel Elliott of ]. It is a local landmark from which some of the finest angling waters in the area can be seen off the Cloone to ] Road.


==World War I (1914-1918) ] from Cloone== ==World War I (1914-1918) ] from Cloone==
A total of eleven men<ref>*</ref> from Cloone Village and the surrounding area are known to have died whilst on ] during the ] (1914–1918), having given the village as their place of birth or permanent domicile at the time of their ]. A total of eleven men<ref>*</ref> from Cloone Village and the surrounding area are known to have died whilst on ] during the ] (1914–1918), having given the locality as their place of birth or permanent domicile at the time of their ].


Those bodies recovered and identified were interred in various military ] in ] (La Laiterie Military Cemetery & Pond Farm Cemetery), ] (Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Cuinchy Communal Cemetery, Philosophe British Cemetery & Savy British Cemetery), ] (Beersheba War Cemetery) and ] (]). However, those men who lost their lives at the ] with no known graves are recorded on the ']' near the French village of ]. Those bodies recovered and identified were interred in various military ] administered by the ] in ] (La Laiterie Military Cemetery & Pond Farm Cemetery), ] (Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Cuinchy Communal Cemetery, Philosophe British Cemetery & Savy British Cemetery), ] (Beersheba War Cemetery) and ] (]). However, those men who lost their lives at the ] with no known graves are recorded on the ']' near the French village of ].


===], ], name, place and date of death=== ===], ], name, place and date of death===
], 7th Battalion, in the La Laiterie Military Cemetery, France.]] ] Regiment, 7th Battalion, in the La Laiterie Military Cemetery, ].]]


], 25th Battalion, in the Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel.]] ] of Private John Doyle, Royal Welsh ], 25th Battalion, in the Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel.]]


]. 1st ].<br /> ]. 1st ].<br />
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]. 7th Battalion.<br /> ]. 7th Battalion.<br />
] '''Canning, Michael'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 1, p. 365</ref> <ref>*</ref><br /> ] '''Canning, Michael'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 1, p. 365</ref> <ref>*</ref><br />
Died: ], 7 June 1917. Died: ], 7 June 1917.


]. 1st Battalion.<br /> ]. 1st Battalion.<br />
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]. 7th Battalion.<br /> ]. 7th Battalion.<br />
] ] '''Johnston, Edward J.'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 4, p. 271</ref> <ref>*</ref><br /> Act. ] '''Johnston, Edward J.'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 4, p. 271</ref> <ref>*</ref><br />
Died: Somme, 5 September 1916. Died: Somme, 5 September 1916.


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]. 8th Battalion.<br /> ]. 8th Battalion.<br />
Act. ] '''Mc Dowell, Robert J.'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 5, p. 361</ref> <ref>*</ref><br /> ] Sgt. '''Mc Dowell, Robert J.'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 5, p. 361</ref> <ref>*</ref><br />
Died: Somme, 9 September 1916. Died: Somme, 9 September 1916.


]. 9th Battalion.<br /> ]. 9th Battalion.<br />
Sgt. '''Mc Kiernan, Frank'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 6, p. 62</ref> <ref>*</ref><br /> ] '''Mc Kiernan, Frank'''<ref>Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 6, p. 62</ref> <ref>*</ref><br />
Died: ], 17 August 1915. Died: ], 17 August 1915.


Royal Irish Rifles. 2nd Battalion.<br /> Royal Irish Rifles. 2nd Battalion.<br />

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For other uses, see Cloone. Village in Connacht, Ireland
Cloone An Chluain
Village
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Leitrim
Elevation82 m (269 ft)
Population
 • Urban600
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Cloone (Irish: An Chluain) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. The village is located in the south of the county, just off the R201 regional road; its nearest town is Mohill. Its name is an Anglicised version of the Irish-language word cluain, meaning meadow.

Buildings

St. James's Church Tower

The bell tower of St James's Church of Ireland, Cloone, County Leitrim.

The bell tower of St James's Church of Ireland is all that is left of a building that was erected by the Board of First Fruits in 1822. The tower was restored in the mid-1990s and a clock installed, which was manufactured by Samuel Elliott of Dublin. It is a local landmark from which some of the finest angling waters in the area can be seen off the Cloone to Ballinamore Road.

World War I (1914-1918) casualties from Cloone

A total of eleven men from Cloone Village and the surrounding area are known to have died whilst on active service during the Great War (1914–1918), having given the locality as their place of birth or permanent domicile at the time of their enlistment.

Those bodies recovered and identified were interred in various military cemeteries administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Belgium (La Laiterie Military Cemetery & Pond Farm Cemetery), France (Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Cuinchy Communal Cemetery, Philosophe British Cemetery & Savy British Cemetery), Israel (Beersheba War Cemetery) and Turkey (Lala Baba Cemetery). However, those men who lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme with no known graves are recorded on the 'Thiepval Memorial  to the Missing of the Somme' near the French village of Thiepval.

Regiment, rank, name, place and date of death

The headstone of Private Michael Canning, Leinster Regiment, 7th Battalion, in the La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Belgium.
The headstone of Private John Doyle, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 25th Battalion, in the Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel.

Royal Irish Rifles. 1st Battalion.
Rflm. Bohan, Joseph
Died: Somme, 1 July 1916 (or 16 July 1916).

Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). 7th Battalion.
Pte. Canning, Michael
Died: Flanders, 7 June 1917.

Irish Guards. 1st Battalion.
Pte. Connolly, John
Died: France, 6 February 1915.

Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 25th Battalion.
Pte. Doyle, John
Died: Egypt, 31 October 1917.

Connaught Rangers. 6th Battalion.
Pte. Foy, Harry
Died: France, 6 April 1916.

Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). 7th Battalion.
Act. Corp. Johnston, Edward J.
Died: Somme, 5 September 1916.

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). 1st/4th Battalion.
Pte. Keegan, Francis
Died: Somme, 8 July 1916.

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 8th Battalion.
Act. Sgt. Mc Dowell, Robert J.
Died: Somme, 9 September 1916.

Lancashire Fusiliers. 9th Battalion.
Sgt. Mc Kiernan, Frank
Died: Gallipoli, 17 August 1915.

Royal Irish Rifles. 2nd Battalion.
Lance. Corp. Mc Loughlin, Peter
Died: France, 24 March 1918.

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). 2nd Battalion.
Pte. Murphy, Michael
Died: France, 16 April 1915.

Notes and references

  1. *Leitrim Observer - ‘Remembering the forgotten fallen of Cloone’
  2. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 1, p. 171
  3. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Bohan, Joseph
  4. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 1, p. 365
  5. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Canning, Michael
  6. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 2, p. 123
  7. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Connolly, John (incorrect battalion stated)
  8. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 3, p. 15
  9. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Doyle, John
  10. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 3, p. 217
  11. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Foy, Harry
  12. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 4, p. 271
  13. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Johnston, Edward J.
  14. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 4, p. 324 (incorrect regiment stated)
  15. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Keegan, Francis
  16. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 5, p. 361
  17. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - McDowell, Robert J.
  18. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 6, p. 62
  19. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - McKiernan, Frank
  20. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 6, p. 77
  21. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - McLoughlin, Peter
  22. Ireland’s Memorial Records 1914 - 1918, Vol. 6, p. 268
  23. *Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Murphy, Michael

See also

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