BROWSE
island or archipelago, civil parishpopulation centre, island or archipelago
Cléire
genitive: Chléire
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Clear Island
(English)

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

51.4378, -9.49628latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht
POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

1591
Cleere
Cl. Par. Rec. CCR Leathanach: II, 466
1595
Cape Cleare
Mercator
1607
Capeclare
CPR Leathanach: 107
1607
Clere-Island
CPR Leathanach: 108
1610
Capecleere
CPR Leathanach: 169
1615
Cleere Island
CPR Leathanach: 296
1634
Cleere
Cl. Par. Rec. CCR Leathanach: II,466
1659
Cape Cleere
Cen. Leathanach: 225
1660
Cape-Ceere(sic)
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 239
1666
Cape-clear-Island
ASE Leathanach: 85
1667
Cleere
Cl. Par. Rec. CCR Leathanach: II, 466
1750
Cape Clear
-1632
Smith Cork Leathanach: 1,279
1776
Cape Clear or Ilan Clereh
Mackenzie
1837
Cape Clear Island
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 1,249
1841
Cape Clear
BS:AL
1841
Cape Clear
Co. Cess Bk.:AL
1841
Cape Clear
Tithe Ledger:AL
1841
Cape Clyre
Inq. J I:AL
1841
Cape Clare
Inq. C I:AL
1841
Insula de Cleere
Inq. C I:AL
1841
Illand of Clyre
Inq. G. & M.:AL
1841x
Inis Cléire
pl EC:AL
1841y
Inis Clera
St. Cleras Island
OD:AL
1937-38
Inis Cléire
BNS Imleabhar: 295, Leathanach: 1a

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