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

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the pasture of --
    Ní léir brí gao(i)th anseo

  • English

    the pasture of --
    The meaning of gao(i)th is unclear here

Centrepoint

53.9596, -9.12591latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1340c
Clongethe
RBK Leathanach: 60 §65
1590
Clongu
Browne’s Map Leathanach: 2
1612
Clongy, Cas. de
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.79
1612
Cas. Clongie
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.81
1617
Moyler McJordan of Cloongeagh ... the castle, town, lands and qr of Cloongeagh
CPR Leathanach: 347a
1617
Cloingeah
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.171
1635
mc Jourdan... qr of Clongee; half of the castle bawn and barbican of Clonegee
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §167
1635
castle of Cloonge... qr of Cloonge
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §208
1660c
Cloonegne
Theobold Dillon, Tirlogh Ô Neale, Richard Newgent, Lord Dillon
BSD Leathanach: 159/215
1661
Cloonegne [sic] 1 Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 159
1680
Clongee qr.
ASE Leathanach: 270
1680
Cloongue 1 qr
ASE Leathanach: 270
1685
Clongue
Hib. Del.
1703
Clongee
Forf. Est. Leathanach: 390
1710
Clongee
CGn. Imleabhar: 5.139.1451
1710c
Clongee 1 qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 34a
1710c
Clongee
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 42a
1722
Clongee
CGn. Imleabhar: 34.537.22867
1726
Clonlee 1 qr [sic]
CGn. Imleabhar: 48.366.31876
1751
Clongee and Pollogh
Arran Deeds Leathanach: 64 §6
1787
Clongee qr
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 39
1787
Cloongee
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 51
1830
Cloongee
Bald
1833
Cloongee
TAB Leathanach: §39
1838
Cloongee
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cloongee
QRL:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Clongee
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cloongee
O'Rorke, Rev. J. :AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cloongee
McHugh, Rev. J. :AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cluain gaoth, 'windy lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Clun gaoth
pl:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Clongie
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cloongee
TAB Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Clongeah
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cloongee
OC:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
[Cloongee]
"…ruins of an old castle…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cloongee
BS:AL Leathanach: ME137,19
1838
Cloongee
S&V:AL Leathanach: ME137,19

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