BROWSE
townland
Cluain Sochaí
genitive: Chluain Sochaí
(Irish)
Clonsoghey
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    (the) pasture of —

    Suite i lár portaigh, mar a fhaightear go minic i gcás cluain-ainmneacha (féach Ó Cearbhaill, Logainmneacha na hÉireann III). Ní léir brí an dara heilimint. D’fhéadfadh sé gur sochaí “multitude, crowd … army” (www.dil.ie s.v. sochaide) atá ann; féach leis an t-ainm pearsanta Sochaíoch (< Sochadhach) i measc Shíol Ír in Leabhar Mór na nGenealach.

Centrepoint

53.0825, -7.33952latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Clonesoghe
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 116
1655
Red Bog called Monelew common to adjacent townes
portach mór i gcuid de bf Clonsoghey agus Clonreher SO
DS
1660c
Clonosoghy belonging to Clonrehirr
BSD (La) Leathanach: 93
1660c
Monelew, A bog called
BSD (La) Leathanach: 93
1667
Clonosoghy, belonging to Clonerehir
ASE Leathanach: 121
1667
Moneclere, a red bogg called
ionann is Monelew DS
ASE Leathanach: 121
1768
Clonsoughy
Leighlin Wills Leathanach: 51
1805
Clonsoghy
Cahill (La)
1838
Clonsoghey
BS:AL Leathanach: LA012,10
1838
Clonsoghy
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA012,10
1838
Clonosoghy
DS:AL Leathanach: LA012,10
1838
Cluain socraidh, 'lawn of the multitude'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA012,10
1838
Clonsoghey
pl:AL Leathanach: LA012,10
1838
Clonsoghey
OC:AL Leathanach: LA012,10
2005
klɑnˈsɑkiˑ
Áit.

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