Church of St Michael and All Angels, Millicent (C of I parish of Clane and Donadea), a 19th-century building noted for its architecture and interior. In literature The town of Clane is one of the settings in the early life of Stephen Daedalus, the protagonist in James Joyce's novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. (Joyce had been educated at nearby Clongowes Wood College). People Willam Dongan, 1st Earl of Limerick (ca. 1626-1698), was a supporter of King Charles I of England during the English Civil War and the contemporary wars in Ireland; afterwards he worked for the restoration of King Charles II of England. He was a landowner in Clane barony with in Ireland. Charles Handy, social commentator Graham Hopkins, musician Josef Locke, tenor Rob Smith, musician and DJ Mark Walsh, jockey Ronnie Wood, musician See also List of towns and villages in Ireland Bibliography Hermann Geissel, 1996: The Shady Road to Clane Bryan Sammon, Paddy Behan and Liam Burke, 2006: Clane: The Village We Knew Journal the Kildare Archaeological Society, references include Volume I: pp17, 25-33, 91, 168, 189, 292, 311, 312, 313. Volume II: pp50–51, 158, 370, 457(Corrigenda). Volume IV: pp35–46, 68, 460. Volume V: pp349. Volume VI: pp180, 302-303, 343, and on specific topics: Bridge of Clane, Volume III: p106. Clane Abbey Volume III: pp101–106. Clane Abbeyland Volume XIII: p64. Clane Priory Volume III: pp105–106. Volume XII: p393. Clane Rangers Volume VI: p347. Clergy of Clane, Volume IV: pp36, 44, 46, 169. Moat at Clane, Volume I: pp27, 313, 405. Volume III: pp107–111. Parish Register of Clane, Volume IV: pp40–41. St. Brigid's thimble, chair, road and well Volume III: p269. Union of Clane Volume XVII: pp118–120. Clane & Rathcoffey Ecclesiastical History Committee, 2011: A History of Christianity in Clane & Rathcoffey References External links Official town website Clane Community Council website List of 1851 landowners in Clane, Balraheen, Killybegs, Mainham and Bodenstown Towns and villages in County Kildare