BROWSE
townland
Cluain Mór
genitive: Chluain Mór
(Irish)
Cloonmore
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture
English great, big

Centrepoint

53.6698, -8.93308latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1418
[prebends of] Kyllmygany, Cluaynmor [and] Kyllcurrnan... [vicarages of] Croysbuythyn, Cluaynmor [and] Kyllcurrnan
CPL Leathanach: vii 95
1565c
Cluynmor, praebendam de
Bodkin’s Visit. Leathanach: 151
1591
Cluoinmor
Incumbents Leathanach: 225
1635
Clonemore, the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 134V
1661
Clonemore 2 qrs.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 57
1666
Clunmore or Clonmore 1 qr... Clunmore 1 qr
ASE Leathanach: 93b
1672c
Cloonemore
Hib. Del.
1678
Cloanmore 2 qrs
ASE Leathanach: 254a
1678
Clunmore 2 qrs.
ASE Leathanach: 255b
1710c
Clanmore 2 qrs
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 145b
1740c
Cloonmore
L. Blosse Papers Leathanach: 207 §102
1750c
Clonemore; there being two denominations of this name, this [is]… called Cloonemoryeighter [sic]
L. Blosse Papers Leathanach: 212 §103
1787
Clanmore 2 qrs
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 547
1823c
Cloonmore
TAB Leathanach: 63
1830
Cloonmore
Bald
1838
Cloonmore
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
[Cloonmore]
"there is an old church in ruins called Cloonmore in S. end of the townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
Cloonmore
Letter Info:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
Cloonmore
BS:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
Cloonmore
Cess Bk., Gibson:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
Cluáin: mór, 'great lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
Cloonmore
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
Cluáin mor
pl:AL Leathanach: ME048,12
1838
Cloonmore
OC:AL Leathanach: ME048,12

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