BROWSE
townland
Cluain Coilleadh Beag
genitive: Chluain Coilleadh Beag
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Clonkilly Beg
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • English

    (wet) meadow, pasture of (the) wood

Centrepoint

55.0277, -7.80543latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1603
Crownekilly
CPR Leathanach: 8a
1654
Clonkilly
CS III Leathanach: 95
1659
Clankelley ?
Cen. Leathanach: 59
1665
Clonkilly
HMR
1746
Clunkilly
CGn. 119.442.83163: Lord Boyne to Clements
1775
Cloncullybeg
Frizell TCD
1801
Cloonkillew
McCrea DG
1825
Clunkully
TAB
1835
Cloncullybeg, Cloncullymore
BS:AL
1835
Clooncullewbeg, Clooncullewmore
Cochrane, Mr:AL (DG)
1835
Cluain Coilleadh Beag 'lawn of the wood (little)'
OD:AL

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