BROWSE
townland
Cluain Mhic Cuinn
genitive: Chluain Mhic Cuinn
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloonaquin
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the pasture of Mac Cuinn
    Mac Cuinn — sloinne nó ainm athartha

  • English

    the pasture of Mac Cuinn
    Mac Cuinn — surname or patronymic

Centrepoint

54.2754, -8.21348latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌkluːnəˈkwin
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cluana-Chuinn = Conn’s lawn or meadow. This may be like clonyquin in Offaly. Cluain-Uí-Chuinn, O’Quinn’s lawn or meadow. Cluain means a fertile piece of land, pasture land (Dineen); a plain between woods, a fine level fit for pasture (Hogan). "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Boihy/Cloonaquin/Gortnaskeagh Cairn. On one of the peaks of Benbo Mountain (15). Rath. At the foot of the E-facing slop of Benbo Mountain close to the Bonet River (69). Rath. On the summit of a gentle rise of the floor of the Bonet river valley (70). Enclosure. In an area of marshy grassland and rock outcrop close to the right bank of the Bonet River (141). Earthwork (site). In an area of hilly scrub and rock outcrop (164). Graveyard (possible, site). ‘Calderagh.’ In reclaimed pasture in a low-lying position close to the Bonet River. Marked ‘Calderagh’… (194). "
Nóta
1659
Clunequin
Cen. Leathanach: 566
1660c
Cloonaquin
BSD Leathanach: 71
1812
Cloonaquin
Larkin
1834
Cloonquin
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 5 (60:16/4)
1836
Cloonaquin
BS:AL
1836
Cloonaquin
Larkin (Li)
1836
Clú a cuinn no Clun a cuin
Orme, M.:AL
1836
Cloonquin
Clarke, C.:AL
1836
Clonaquin
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Clu//n: a cuinn
pl:AL
1836
Clu//n:a Cuinn
OD:AL
1836
Cloonaquin
OD:AL
1852
Cloonaguin
Leitrim Vot. 1852 Leathanach: 465

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