BROWSE
townland
An Cluainín
genitive: an Chluainín
(Irish)
Closeland or Cloneen
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the little pasture

    Is é 1666 ‘[Clonine or Cloneen alias] Closeland’ ASE 84 an chéad tagairt dá bhfuil againn don ainm Béarla. Cf. sampla eile de cluain > close “enclosure” in 1666 ‘Clonehome alias Clonequin, alias Queen’s-Close’ ibid. Tá roinnt leathaistriúcháin agus ainmneacha Béarla nuachumtha san fhoinse céanna, cuid acu níos buaine ná a chéile.

    Is dócha gurb ionann é seo agus 1518 ‘Clonyn Call 20 acres’ Kildare Rental (cuid de ‘Gaydonsland’: féach bf Baile Aidín (#28479)), 1575 ‘Clonechale, or Clonyncahill’ JKAS, 1617 ‘Clonekally, half a plowland; occupier, Teige O’Beaghan; lying from the said lands of Ballybrittas north, and meareth upon the land of Pollagh [.i. idir seo agus oirthuaisceart bf Rathmiles] west’ < Cluainín () Chathail (?) “the little pasture of Cathal (ainm pearsanta)/Ó Cathail (sloinne)”.

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53.1238, -7.12526latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1518-19
Clonyn Call
Kildare Rent. Iontráil: 288
1575
Clonechale, or Clonyncahill
JKAS Imleabhar: IV
1591
Clonin
Edm. E'Eboye
F Leathanach: 5601
1600
the Clonin
Tibbot m'Edm. Dempsie
F Leathanach: 6439
1617
Clonekally
JKAS Imleabhar: IV, Leathanach: 189
1655
Cloneene
DS
1659
Cloneene
Cen. Leathanach: 502
1660c
Cloneene
BSD (La) Leathanach: 117
1666
Clonine or Cloneen alias Closeland
ASE Leathanach: 84
1685
Clonnine
Hib. Del.
1695
Cloneene
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 G III
1814
Closeland
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 520, 524, 545
1814
Cloneen
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 547
1838
Cloneene
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Cloneene
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Closeland al. Cloneen
BS:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Closeland
McHenry, Smyth Maps 1817: Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Cloneene
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Cloneen alias Closeland
Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Closeland
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Clonin, Clonyn
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Cloneene
Inq. G III:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Cloncene
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Cluainín, 'a small lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,14
1838
Closeland or Cloneen
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,14
2005
ˈkloːzland
Áit.

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