BROWSE
townland
Cluain Calaidh
genitive: Chluain Calaidh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Clooncallow
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    pasture of (the) landing-place

Centrepoint

53.5557, -7.73054latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Cloncaloo (John Morthaghe, chaplain, presentation to vicarage of Kilneshye)
F Leathanach: 380
1597
Cloncalow (Lishagh O Ferrall)
F Leathanach: 6108
1612
Clonecalla
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Cloncallow, adjacent to Creevaghmore and the river Euhy
CPR Leathanach: 466a
1629
Cloncallow [eaglais léirithe anseo]
Cotton Map
1635
Cloncullen al’ Cloncallowe [‘Clooncullen’ bf. béal dorais]
1655
Cloancally
DS
1659
Clonkalla
Cen. Leathanach: 453
c.1660
Clonecalla
BSD Leathanach: 121
1751
Cloncallos owse Cloncalla
CGn. Imleabhar: 148.299.99665
1788
Cluncallow
Grand Jury, J.A.C.A.S., I, uimh. 5 Leathanach: 66
1813
Clooncallow
Edgeworth
1836
Clooncallow
BS:AL
1836
Clooncallow
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Cloncallow
Murray:AL
1836
Clooncale
Moffett, Rev. J.:AL
1836
Clooncallow
Robinson, F.:AL
1836
Clooncalla
DS:AL
1836
Cluain Cathla, “lawn of the callow”
OD:AL
1836
cathla, clun cathla
pl:AL
1908
Cluain Cala, “lawn of the callow or marsh”
MacGivney Leathanach: 70
2008
klɑnˈkalə
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