An oblique aerial photograph taken in July 1971 captured the outline clearly, the circular boundary running around the ruined medieval church and graveyard at its centre. On the ground, such enclosures, which were the defining feature of early Irish monastic and church sites, can be almost invisible, their curves absorbed into field boundaries and hedgerows over centuries. Here, the aerial view does what the eye at ground level cannot.

The place-name itself carries a piece of the site's early history. Writing in 1906, Begley translated Cluianeach as "insular meadow of horses", and noted that the church occupies elevated ground that was once periodically flooded, which explains the "insular" quality embedded in the name. The church ruin comprises a nave and choir; Begley observed that the nave walls suggest considerable age, while the choir arch appeared to him more recent, possibly added after the Norman arrival in Ireland in the twelfth century. Close by stands a holy well dedicated to St Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, one of the most celebrated of Ireland's early medieval saints. His feast day, the 9th of September, was still being observed at the well within the modern parish of Coolcappa at the time Begley was writing, a quiet continuity of local devotion across more than a thousand years.

The site lies in County Limerick and falls within the parish of Coolcappa. The church ruin and graveyard are the most immediately visible features on the ground, and the holy well is noted nearby, though its exact condition and accessibility may vary. The enclosure boundary itself is best appreciated through aerial photography rather than any surviving earthwork. Visiting in September, around the feast of St Ciaran on the 9th, connects the place to its longest-running local tradition, even if the pattern no longer draws large crowds.