The monastery of Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis in Irish, meaning "Meadow of the Sons of Nós") is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone. The site can be visited for a fee, via an Interpretative Centre.The modern village of Clonmacnoise is beside the monastery on the R444 regional road 7 km north of Shannonbridge, County Offaly.FoundationClonmacnoise was built in 545 by Saint Ciarán at the point where the major east-west land route through the bogs of c