BROWSE
townland
Muine na gCléireach
genitive: Mhuine na gCléireach
(Irish)
Moneycleare
(English)

Glossary

English thicket

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the thicket of the clerics?

    Tá an chuid theas den bhaile fearainn seo i bparóiste Ros Chonaill.

    Is deacair foirmeacha béarlaithe de muine “thicket” agus móin “bog(land)” a aithint thar a chéile uaireanta. Sá chás seo, áfach, toisc nach bhfuil aon talamh phortaigh le fáil sa bhaile fearainn seo measaimid gur féidir iontrálacha 1549–52 ‘Monene-’ a léamh mar Muine na.

    Mar leis an gcáilitheoir de, ba dhóigh le duine gur réadú soiléir ar na gcléireach “of the clerics” atá sna tagairtí céanna ó 1549–52; féach go bhfuil na bailte fearainn seo suite lámh leis an suíomh eaglasta bf Cill Chrónáin lastoir (#27772). Díol spéise, mar sin, an litriú Béarla ‘clare’ ar /eː/ chomh luath le 1570.

Centrepoint

52.8686, -7.31556latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Monenegleragh
COD v 58
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 55 +58
1551
Monenegleraghe
F Leathanach: 684
1552
Monenegleraghe
F Leathanach: 1145
1570
Doghell
F Leathanach: 1623
1570
Moneclare
F Leathanach: 1623
1593
Doghell, Moneclare and
F Leathanach: 5825
1593
Moneclare and Doghell
Alexander Cosbie
F Leathanach: 5825
1601
Moneclare & Doghell
CPR Leathanach: 106
1607
Doghell, Monecalre &
CPR Leathanach: 106
1607
Doghill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 J I
1611
Moneclare and Doghell
CPR Leathanach: 199
1611
Doghell
CPR
1633
Dooghill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 C I
1633
Doughill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 C I
1633
Dowghill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 C I
1633
Monclare
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 C I
1633
Moneclare
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 C I
1633
Monyclare
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 16 C I
1660c
Monnegleragh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 101
1715
Monyclare
CGn. Imleabhar: 14.464.6598
1805
Monyclere
Cahill (La)
1838
Monyclere
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Monaclerragh
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneyclere
French, Rev.:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneyclere
Johnston, G.:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneycleere
pl:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneyclere
BS:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moynecleragh
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneyclear
Cramer, J. T.:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneycleare
OC (corr.):AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneyclere
Edge, J.:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Monclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Móin na cléire, 'bog of the clergy'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA024,26
1838
Moneyclere
BS:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Muine cleire, 'the clerk's shrubbery'
OD:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Moneyclear
pl:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Moneycleare
OD:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Mony-clear
OC:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Monclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Monyclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Moneclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Monaclear
Bagnell:AL Leathanach: La055,8
1838
Monaclear
Morgan, W.:AL Leathanach: La055,8
2006
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