What is "clonaslee"

Clonaslee is a village in north County Laois, Ireland, situated in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains on the R422 Mountmellick to Birr road. located some 100 km west of Dublin. The name means "meadow of the way", the way referred to having once been an important cross-country route. The Slí Dála is an ancient road, thought to lead to Tara, which passes through this area. This is said to be the origin of the name Cluain na Slí, or Clonaslee.