BROWSE
townland
Cluain Rúsc
genitive: Chluain Rúsc
(Irish)
Clonroosk
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    pasture of (the) bark(-like surfaces);
    pasture of (the) marshes

    Díol spéise na trí fo-ranna den bhaile fearainn seo a thugtar in BSD (1660c), mar atá foroinn Bhéarla ‘Midle Cloanruske als Crosbyes Cloanruske’ taobh le dhá fhoroinn Ghaeilge .i. ‘Cloaneruskoughtragh’ < Cluain Rúsc Uachtarach “upper Cluain Rúsc” agus ‘Cloaneruskiegh[tragh]’ < Cluain Rúsc Íochtarach “lower Cluain Rúsc”.

Centrepoint

53.0435, -7.32244latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Clonerousk
extent of ffarrynonowlyn
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 67
1557c
Clayruske
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1569
Clonruske
Thomas Hardinge
F Leathanach: 1396
1570
Clonruske
Francis Cosbye, esq., and Elizabeth Palmes, his wife (1544)
F Leathanach: 1544
1589
Clouroske
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Eliz.
1589
Clowroske
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Eliz.
1590
Clonroske
Patr. Grante
F Leathanach: 5400
1593
Clonruske
F Leathanach: 5824
1602
Clonruske
Faragh m'Tirlagh
F Leathanach: 6593
1619
Clonruske, Clomyne &
CPR Leathanach: 430
1622
Clonruske
CPR Leathanach: 531
1655
Cloanruske
DS
1659
Clonruske
Cen. Leathanach: 497
1660c
Midle Cloanruske als Crosbyes Cloanruske
BSD (La) Leathanach: 90
1660c
Cloaneruskieagh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 96
1660c
Cloaneruskoughtragh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 96
1667
Middle Clonruske alias Crosby Clonruske
ASE Leathanach: 102
1685
Cloanrush
Hib. Del.
1786
Clonrusk
CGn. Leathanach: 377.414.253133
1788
Clonrooske
CGn. Leathanach: 402.491.265469
1805
Clonruske
Cahill (La)
1838
Clonruske
CM:AL Leathanach: LA014,40
1838
Clonroosk
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,40
1838
Clonroosk
BS:AL Leathanach: LA014,40
1838
Clonrusk
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA014,40
1838
Cluain rúisc, 'lawn of the morass'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,40
2005
klɑnˈruːsk
Áit.
2005
klənˈruːsk
Áit.

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