Bernard Kilrane who died in 1900 AD aged 111 years at Tawnymore near Cloone, was perhaps the oldest recorded Irishman.

Throughout at least the 19th and 20th centuries, an impressive number of annual fairs were held at Cloone on - 12 February, 5 April, 26 May, 13 June (or 14th), 10 July, 26 August, 29 September, 2 November and 20 December.

[3][4] Historian Guy Beiner has called attention to a curious apocryphal incident remembered in local folk memory, whereby it was believed that during the rebellion of 1798, the chains that were used by the insurgents to draw the cannons of the French invasion army led by General Humbert were allegedly stolen during a night stopover at Cloone and it was claimed that this theft resulted in the defeat of the rebels at the Battle of Ballinamuck.

A total of eleven men[7] from Cloone Village and the surrounding area are known to have died whilst on active service during the Great War (1914–1918), having given the locality as their place of birth or permanent domicile at the time of their enlistment.

In 2013, the 'Bóthar Na Naomh' (translation: 'Saints Road') recreational, sports, heritage and nature trail was developed in the environs of Annaghmaconway lake.

The facility is popular for various individual and organised activities for running, walking, horse riding, kayaking and fishing.

In 2020, 'Cloone Garden of Remembrance' was completed adjacent to the bell tower of St James's Church of Ireland.

The garden contains information boards along a pathway about local history and a rest area with a water feature.

Peter Conefrey are prominently located in front of the entrances to the graveyards at the Cloone to Ballinamore road side of the village.

The bell tower of St James's Church of Ireland is all that is left of a building that was erected by the Board of First Fruits in 1822.

Their grounds (St. Marys, opened in 1980) are located approximately 1 kilometer outside the village, beside the Mohill road and comes equipped with a covered stand, sports lighting, electronic scoreboard and a gym.