BROWSE
townland
Cluain Meacan
genitive: Chluain Meacan
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloonmackan
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Centrepoint

52.8672, -9.18528latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1660c
Clonemeackanard
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 535
1839
Cluain meacan, 'lawn, meadow or bog island of the parsnips'
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl029,30
1839
Cluain meacan
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl029,30
1839
Cloonmackan
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl029,30
1839
[Cloonmackan]
"Having Cloonmacken Lough on its N.W. boundary, and a large stream or river with a portion of flooded ground on its E. boundary" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl029,30
1839
Clounmackan
Curtin, Rev. F.:AL Leathanach: Cl029,30
1839
Cloonmackan
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl029,30
1839
Clonmacon
Registry of Voters 1833:AL (Cl) Leathanach: Cl029,30
1992
ˌklonˈmakən
("a lake there")
Áit.
1992
ˌklɑnmakənˈl′ɑk ˌklunˈmakən
Áit.

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