BROWSE
townland
Dún an Chloiginn
genitive: Dhún an Chloiginn
(Irish)
Dunacleggan
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the fort of the skull

    Cuireann an Fardal Seandálaíochta síos ar ‘enclosure: a raised circular area…’ anseo (www.archaeology.ie).

Centrepoint

52.8748, -7.61562latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1624
Downacloiggin
CPR Leathanach: 586
1636
Downatlogin
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 C I
1655
Downacluggin
DS (Terr.)
1659
Dunaclegin
Cen. Leathanach: 494
1660c
Downacluggin
BSD (La) Leathanach: 143
1740
Dunnacluggin
CGn. Leathanach: 96.484.69071
1805
Donecligan
Cahill (La)
1838
[Dunacleggan]
"…a Danish fort."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La051,24
1838
Dunacleggan
BS:AL Leathanach: La051,24
1838
Dunacleggan
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La051,24
1838
Dunacleggan
Drought, Cllr:AL Leathanach: La051,24
1838
Duneclegan
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La051,24
1838
Dun a chloiginn, 'fort of the skull'
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,24
1838
Dunacleggan
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,24
1838
Downatlogin
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La051,24
2004
donəˈklegən
Áit.

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