BROWSE
townland
Cluain Comhraic
genitive: Chluain Comhraic
(Irish)
Clooncorick
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Centrepoint

53.9828, -7.64323latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf: bf: Cloncorick, FM, p: Drummully, b: Clankelly Mu, TÁ: Cluain Comhraic CC: Ráth an Chomhraic "
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“Cloncorrick Castle, the property of Pierce Simpson, Esq., by purchase from Major W. Irwin. This castle was built by the O’Rourkes, and here resided John O’Rourke, son of Thady, the last of the family who lived in any degree of splendour, until, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, at a Court of Claims held at Carrigallen, he was deprived of his estate and declared illegitimate, on the evidence of Abbot Macaward. The castle has received such additions and alterations as scarcely to leave a feature of its original character.” (Lewis, 279)
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LSO: “Near Clooncorrick House there is a grave in which a King is said to have been interred. He was slain in a combat with another of the same rank at Mullach an Dá Rígh, or the Hill of the Two Kings, and it is said that the Townland of Cluain Comhraic, or Cloon of the Combat, received that name from their contest” (207)
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"Arch. Inventory: “Castle (site). On rock outcrop in an undulating landscape. Shane Oge O’Rourke received a grant of 1800 acres as the manor of Clooncoric in 1629 (Cal.pat.rolls Ire., Chas., 511), and he or his descendants may have built a house here in the 17th century, although he was at least the fourth generation of the family resident here (Burke, 1884, 762). A building was added in the 18th century, but all structures were removed c. 1920. It is not visible at ground level.” (lch.204) Crannóg (43-44) Standing stone pair. (King’s Grave). (22) Souterrain (site). (134-5) "
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"Pinkman: Cluain-Comhraic = Meadow land of the combat. Cómhrac, a combat, a fight at close quarters. O’Donovan relates that a grave was pointed out near Clooncorick house, in which a King had been buried. He was slain, so the tale goes, in a fight with one of the same rank at Mullach-an-dá-righ, Mullandaree, hill of the two Kings. This place is in Clooncorick townland, and the townland is said to have taken its name from this event. "
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“A meeting of any kind would be designated by comhrac; and from this general signification come two of its principal secondary meanings:- first, the meeting of rivers or roads; and second, a combat, i.e. the meeting of opposing sides in battle. We have these two meanings perpetuated in local names, and it is often impossible to distinguish them without some local history or tradition to guide us. But it is certain that far the greater number of such names are derived from river confluences. The Four Masters, at the year 1473, have a record of a battle between the Mac Rannals and some of their neighbours, fought near the village of Carrigallen in Leitrim. The people still retain a vivid tradition of this event, and point out the townland of Clooncorick near Carrigallen as the scene of the combat. Here we have history and tradition both agreeing; and although historical names very seldom originated so late in the fifteenth centiru, yet we can hardly avoid the conclusion that the place go
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ARÉ IV 1084-5 (1473). Nóta eag: “There is a vivid tradition of a battle having been fought at Clooncorick, a short distance to the north of this town.”
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"Tráchtas PuíC: (a) Ba dhóigh liom gurbh í Cluain Comraic bunfhoirm an log. Tagann an fhianaise (stairiúil) seo a leanas leis an bhfoirm úd, (i) Cloncorig, foirm bhéarlaithe a chuirtear síos do BS in AL; Cluain comhraig foirm G. OD san AL chéanna, scríofa le dúch, cé nach áirithe gur ón chaint a bailíodh í. (ii) Gnáthfhoirmeacha áitiúla an lae inniu, [_klan_'ko:rik], [_klan_ko:rig]. Léiríonn formhór na fianaise úd gur consan pléascach, glórach, /g/, is foirceann don cháilitheoir agus thiocfadh an consan glórach seo le réadú an fhocail comrac sa NG. Chlasaiceach, comrag IGT ii §11, iii §65 (féach fairis sin DIL, 1970, C 405, s.v. comrac 'With final -g in class[ical] verse ...'). (b) Ainm briathartha con-ricc, 'meets, encounters, joins' é comrac ó cheart (DIL, loc. cit.). o-thamhan atá ann a raibh a inscne éiginnte i ré na SG. (Thurneysen, 1946, 448). Sna trí solaoidí seo a leanas den bhfocal i logainmneacha is léir óna suíomh gurb í an bhrí 'comar uisce' atá leis, (i) bf. Ballycorick
Nóta
1585
Clounkorrick
F Leathanach: 4786
1585
Cloncorick
CBC Leathanach: 143
1590
Cloncoricke
F Leathanach: 4800
1590
Cloncorircke
F Leathanach: 5433
1590
Cloncooricke
F Leathanach: 5433
1598
Phelyne Glasse of Cloncorycke
Descr. Ir. Leathanach: 147
1603
Cloncorrick
CPR Leathanach: 17b
1635
Cloncoricke
Inq. Leathanach: 169
1635
Clonecoricke
Inq. Leathanach: 169
1635
Cloonecoriske
Inq. Leathanach: 169
1655
Cloncorricke
DS
1659
Clowncarrick
Cen. Leathanach: . 561
1660c
Clonecorriske
BSD Leathanach: 1
1667
Cloon Corricke alias Cloncoriske
ASE Leathanach: 101:23
1685
Cloncorrick
Hib. Del. Nóta: (Li)
1717
Cloncoricke
CGn. Leathanach: .19.346.10325
1717
Cloncorick
CGn. Leathanach: 20.294.10663
1726
that part of Cluncorick called the White Hall
CGn. Leathanach: .48.451.32213
1802
Cloncorrick Castle
Stat. Survey (Li) Leathanach: 91
1809
Cloncorig
Scale Map (Li)
1817
Cloncorick
Larkin (Li)
1821
Clincorick
Cen. 1821 (Carrigallen) Leathanach: 126
1830c
Cloncorick
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/15) innéacs, 48, 49, 50
1830c
Clincorick
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/15) 51
1836
Clooncorick
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Cloncorick
Gibson, J.:AL
1836
Cluin Carrick
'the rock after grass field'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Clooncorrick
S&V:AL
1836
Cluain comhraic
'plain field of contest of battle'
OD:AL
1836
Clooncarrick
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Cloncorick
CM:AL
1836
Clooncorrick
Walsh, H.:AL
1836
Clincorick
Harrison, T.:AL
1836
Cloncoriske
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Clonecoriske
DS Map:AL
1836
Cluain comhraic
'lawn or cloon of the meeting of streams', 'pratum confluentia'
OD:AL
1836
Clooncorick
OD:AL
1837
Carrigallen, or Clincorick, a parish
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 279
1837
Cloncorrick Castle (féach thíos)
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 279
1969
Cluain Comhraic
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