Cloonsheebane
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Cloonsheebane
Cluain Sí Bán | |
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Townland | |
| Motto: "The clear or fallow fairy meadow" | |
  Cloonsheebane Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°57′30″N 8°05′19″W / 53.9584°N 8.0885°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M941997 |
Cloonsheebane (Irish: Cluain Sí Bán, meaning 'The clear or fallow fairy meadow') is a townland in County Leitrim, Ireland.[1][2] Its name derives from the Irish Cluain Sí Bán,[1] Cluain meaning "meadow,"[3] Sí meaning "fairy",[4] while Bán means "white",[5] and in this context it means clear or fallow.[citation needed] Cloonsheebane is part of Carrick-on-Shannon.[6] The road from Carrick-on-Shannon to Cootehall passes through the townland.[citation needed] It borders Cloonsheerevagh townland.[2]
