BROWSE
townland
An Chloch Fhada
genitive: na Cloiche Fada
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Longstone
(English)

Glossary

cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building
English long

Centrepoint

52.5046, -8.29712latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1571
Castlelaghna
COD Leathanach: V 200
1587
Castellaghie
F Leathanach: 5069?
1593
Castellaghna
COD Leathanach: V 204
1601
Castlelaghin
COD Leathanach: VI 189
1614
Castlellaghny
COD Leathanach: VI 172
1654
Casteloghna
(Lm.)
CS IV Leathanach: 18
1654
Castlelaughny
CS II Leathanach: 364
1659
Castlelaghnif
Cen. Leathanach: 325
1665-6
Castlelayntown
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 66
1666-7
Castle loghnae
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 119
1840
Longstone
BS:AL
1840
Cloch fhada chuillin
Glanta:AL
1840
'In the Townland of South Longstone in this Parish there is a liagán or standing stone on the top of a small flat moat or raised rath which is on the top of a green hill ...... This is the stone from which the Townland took its name. In the same Townla
LSO (TÁ) Leathanach: 9/23
1840
Caisleán Lóchna
OD:AL
1840
Cloch fhada
OD:AL
1840
Site of Castle Loughny- Mr J Ryan AL (Cullen)
Ryan, J.:AL (TÁ)
1973
ˈlɑŋˌstoːn
Áit.
1975
dəˌlɑŋˈstoːn
Áit.
1989
ˈlɑŋˌstoːn
Áit.

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