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

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the pasture of Coileán
    Coileán — ainm pearsanta, is dócha.
    Cf. coileán (ainmfhocal), 'pup'

  • English

    the pasture of Coileán
    Coileán — probably a personal name.
    Cf. coileán (common noun), 'pup'

Centrepoint

53.5378, -7.72679latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1394
...dar airg Cluain Cuilean 7 Baili na Cailleach .i. air Cathul mac Tomais h. Fearghail
[Tá Calliaghstown díreach trasna na teorann san IM agus tá bf. ‘Cloncullen’ díreach buailte le ‘Clooncullen’ ach trasna na teorann anseo leis. Fch. Ó Murchadha, Ainm iv, 185
MIA Leathanach: 150
1609
Cloncullen (sir Robert Dillon) [bainteach leis an IM]
CPR Leathanach: 142a
1612
Cloncullan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1635
Cloncullen al’ Cloncallowe [‘Clooncallow’ bf. béal dorais]
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14 Car.1
1655
Cloncullin [caisleán + tithe léirithe anseo]
DS
1659
Cloncullen
Cen. Leathanach: 453
c.1660
Cloncullin
BSD Leathanach: 122
1751
Cluncullan...Clancullan owse Cloncullan
CGn. Imleabhar: 148.299.99665
1813
Clooncullen
Edgeworth
1836
Lower Clooncullen
BS:AL
1836
Clooncullen
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Cloncullin
DS:AL
1836
Clooncullen
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Cloncullen als Cloncallowe
Inq. C I:AL
1836
Cluain cuilleáin, “Collin’s lawn or meadow”
OD:AL
1836
Clún coileáin:
pl:AL
1836
4 antient mound supposed to be Danish
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Cluain Coileáin, “Collin’s lawn”
MacGivney Leathanach: 71
2008
klɑnˈkolən
Áit.

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