Legacy of St Tiernach celebrated in Clones tomorrow. The legacy of St Tiernach celebrated this Friday in Clones. The Clones Community Forum are hosting a range of events to celebrate the patron saint of Clones and Bishop of Clogher. Indeed, many local places are named after St Tiernach. Furthermore, they also aim to revive a local pilgrimage walk that links Clones and Clogher via Sliabh Beagh. Moreover, the walk discovered on maps from the 1600's. Friday's event includes a torch lit procession through the town via the Diamond to St Tiernach's Sarcophagus. Additionally, it will include music from the Different Keys Choir and the Graham Memorial Pipe Band
Anne Corley, the Local History and Geneology Officer at the Cassandra Hand Folk and Famine Centre, spoke to Jack Cunnane about Friday's events and the legacy of Monaghan's saint:
