BROWSE
townland
An Chluanaidh
genitive: na Cluanadh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Clowney
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the pasture
    cluanaidh—foirm chalctha den logthuiseal nó den tuiseal tabharthach de cluain. Féach A Dictionary of the Irish Language, s.v. clúain

  • Gaeilge

    the pasture
    cluanaidh—petrified form of the locative or dative case of cluain. See A Dictionary of the Irish Language, s.v. clúain

Centrepoint

54.0979, -7.52112latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Clouna
MEC Uimhir: 4.19
1610
Clouna
CPR Leathanach: 167a
1611
Clona
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 16 Car. I
1654
Clowna-fugh
sic; féach bf 'Feugh' sa phar. seo
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 1 Car. II
1660c
Clowney
BSD (Ca) Leathanach: 237
1661
Cloney
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 1 Car. II
1709
Clooney
Carvaghs Leathanach: 6
1836
Clowney
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca019,43
1836
Clowny
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: Ca019,43
1836
Clowney
"See Indexes. I believe Cloney is made general" [OD Nóta]; "yes but Clowney had better stand" [pl]; "Clown pronounced like the English clown [a rustic]" [OD Nóta];
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ca019,43
1836
Cloony
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca019,43
1836
Clooney
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca019,43
1836
Cloona
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca019,43
1836
Cluainidhe, 'meadow land; isolated spot in a bog'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca019,43
1836
Clooney
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca019,43

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