Cliath/Clay

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townland

Cliath

genitive: Chléithe

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(Irish)

Clay

(English)

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Glossary

cliath

English hurdle, wattle

Hierarchy

county

Ard Mhacha/Armagh

barony

Ard Mhacha/Armagh

civil parish

An Céide/Keady

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

hurdle
Ba é Lorga Chléithe, 'long low ridge of (the) hurdle', foirm fhada an logainm seo: cf. na tagairtí stairiúla 'b:lurgacley' (1609), 'Lurgaclea' (1660c)
English

hurdle
The longer form of this placename was Lorga Chléithe, 'long low ridge of (the) hurdle': cf. the historical references 'b:lurgacley' (1609), 'Lurgaclea' (1660c)

Centrepoint

54.2232, -6.72203latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1609	b:lurgacley	MEC Leathanach: 5.30 Maps of the Escheated Counties in Ireland, 1609–10 Bliain foilsithe: 1861, Foilsitheoir: An tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis, Áit foilsithe: Southampton
1657	Lurgah-Cleagh
1659	Lorgallea sic	Cen. Leathanach: 25, Leathanach: < placenamesni.org A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1660c	Lurgaclea	BSD Leathanach: 29 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1835	cliath, 'a hurdle'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Cléá as Clay pron.	pron.:AL Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1835	Clea	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1835	Lurgaghcleagh	Finnéithe:AL Daoine a ainmnítear san ainmleabhar Bliain: 1832-40
1835	[Clay] "Clea Lake is in the NE part of the Townland." [Desc.Rem.]	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1835	Lurgaclay	Cess Applot. Bk.:AL Cess Applot. Book, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.

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