BROWSE
townland
Cloch Airdín
genitive: Chloch Airdín
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloghardeen
(English)

Glossary

cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    stone (structure) of —
    Níl aon ard (? > airdín) suntasach sa bhaile fearainn seo. B'fhéidir gur sloinne Angla-Normannach, e.g. ArdenCarden, atá sa cháilitheoir. Níor éirigh linn ceachtar díobh seo a cheangal leis an gceantar seo, áfach.

  • English

    stone (structure) of —
    There is no noticeable height in this townland (airdín ? < ard, 'height’). The qualifying element may be an Anglo-Norman surname, e.g. Arden or Carden. However, it has not been possible to connect either name with this area.

Centrepoint

52.3118, -7.85147latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

Féach P. Ardfinnan (E6)
1615
Cloghardin
CPR Leathanach: 298a
1625
Cloghardin
CPR Leathanach: 590b
1636
Cloghardin
Inq. Leathanach: II.273
1654
Cloghardeene
CS I Leathanach: I.324341343344
1654
Cloghardeen
CS I Leathanach: I.341
1657
Cloghardeen
DS
1659
Cloghardine
Cen. Leathanach: 311
1665-6
Cloghardin
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 27
1666-7
Cloghardin
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 91
1669
Cloghardeene
ASE Leathanach: 190
1703
Cloghardinny
ASE Leathanach: 369
1840
Clougharden
BS:AL
1840
cloch airdín
Glanta:AL
1840
cloch áirdín, 'stone of the little height or hillock'
AL
1963-4
kʟoxɑːrˈd′iːn′
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.34
1985
ˌkloˈxaːrdən
Áit.

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