BROWSE
townland
An Claí Dubh
genitive: an Chlaí Dhuibh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Castlewilder
(English)

Glossary

dubh, dú-, duí-
English black

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.5985, -7.6406latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1619-22
Cleduffe alias Cartroncleycheeny
CPR Leathanach: 533b
1629
Cleduff et Tenecrosowtra [?]
Cotton Map
1632
Cleaduffe al’ Cartronclichenny [Tá tagairt do ‘Tenecrosse’ anseo]
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 10 Car.1
1634
Cleduffe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 13 Car.1
1655
Cleduffe
DS
1659
Cliduff (‘Mathew Wilders gent’ mar Tituladoe)
Cen. Leathanach: 453
c.1660
Cleduffe (Mathew Wilder)
BSD Leathanach: 115
1669
Cleduffe (Cornet Matthew Wilder)
ASE Leathanach: 210
1685
Cleyduff
Hib. Del.
1714
Cleyduff [Tá bóthar trína lar]
Moll Map
1717
Castlewilder alias Cleduffe
Wilder (úinéir)
CGn. Imleabhar: 19.245.10071
1744
Castle Wilder
CGn. Imleabhar: 115.30.79118
1778
Castle Wilder (Wilder Esqr.)
T&S Uimhir: 67
1809
Cleyduff
Scale's Atlas Leathanach: 14
1813
Castle Wilder
Edgeworth
1827
Castle Wilder...Rabbit Borough formerly known as part of Cast (Mathew Carlile Wilder)
CGn. Imleabhar: 830.591.558526
1835
Castlewilder
BS:AL
1835
Castlewilder
Butler:AL
1835
Castle Wilder
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1835
Castle Wilder
Robinson:AL
1835
Wilder, the family name of the owners
Nóta:AL
1835
..it is all a demesne belonging to Cloghdoo House
Desc. Rem.:AL
1835
Cloghdoo House [“I think this correct ”] [mionainm]
WL:AL [?] [mion.]
1835
Cloddugh House [mionainm]
James Scally:AL [mion.]
1835
This is a name given by the proprietor himself – the people don’t know it [mionainm]
OD:AL
1835
Cloghdoo is black stone [mionainm]
OD:AL Nóta: mionainm
1835
Sit. in the townland of Castlewilder [mionainm]
Situation:AL
1835
Cloch dubh = one [?] named townland – a vein of black limestone protrudes through the white stone = modern Castlewilder
Blúire scaoilte páipéir:AL
1908
Caisleán Wilder – In the beginning of the last century there were petty sessions held here every alternate week.
MacGivney Leathanach: 63
2008
kasilˈwildər
Áit.

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