History Cloyne

cloyne painted sir edward fanshawe in 1856.

the first evidence of settlement in cloyne 4000-year-old portal dolmen lies west of town. bishopric of cloyne founded st. colman mac léníne, (530–606 a.d.) principal monastery in sixth century. origin legend conall corc , corco loígde claims land foundation of monastery not given local king, coirpre mac crimthainn (d. c. 580 a.d.), king of munster eóganacht glendamnach:

coirpre mac crimthainn gave cloyne god , colman mac colcon called mac lénéne , aired cechtraige , cell náile. because of [the eoganacht glendamnach] entitled secular rule.

the danes plundered cloyne in 822, 824 , again in 885 when, according annals of 4 masters, abbot , prior of monastery killed. annals of inisfallen mention in 978 a.d. people of ossory plundered cloyne , in 1088 a.d. diarmait ua briain devastated it. cloyne recognised diocese @ synod of kells in 1152. major action of irish war of independence in cloyne on 4 may 1920 when irish republican army volunteers of fourth battalion attacked local royal irish constabulary barracks. volunteers @ first failed gain entry succeed in setting fire building, resulted in entire surrender of garrison. prisoners had hands tied before being ordered march road midleton while flying column made escape. small-scale rioting broke out in cloyne on 26 october 2013 after hundreds of youths arrived in town due invitation house party going viral on social network sites. local property damaged , responding gardaí attacked stones estimated crowd of 200 youths.