BROWSE
townland
Cluain Fobhair
genitive: Chluain Fobhair
(Irish)
Cloonfore
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Centrepoint

53.6626, -7.93094latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1622
Clonfoure alias Clontefoures
CPR Leathanach: 533a
1629
Cloncarwood
Cotton Map
1655
Clonefore
DS
1659
Clonfore
Cen. Leathanach: 452
1660c
Clonefore
BSD Leathanach: 132
1670
Clonefore
ASE Leathanach: 225
1685
Clonefoure
Hib. Del.
1813
Cloonfour
Edgeworth
1835
Cloonfower
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Cluain fobhair
OD:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Cloonfore
OD:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Cluain Fobhair, 'lawn of the spring'
pl:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Cloonfower
BS:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Cloonfower
McCloughry, Mr:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Clonfower
LO Abs. Pres Leathanach: Lo033
1835
Clonfower
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Lo033
1836
Cloonfower
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Lo036
1836
Cluain Fuar, would mean cold home
dúch:AL Leathanach: Lo036
1836
Fobhar
pl:AL Leathanach: Lo036
1836
Cloonfore
OD:AL Leathanach: Lo036
1836
Cluain fobhair - 'lawn of the spring' (according to beal pronunciation)
OD:AL Leathanach: Lo036
1938
Clonfower
BNS Imleabhar: 753, Leathanach: 89
2008
klɑnˈfour
Áit.

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