BROWSE
townland
Cluain na Lobhar
genitive: Chluain na Lobhar
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloonalour
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    pasture of the lepers
    Duine a bhfuil galar gangaideach craicinn air, ní háirithe an lobhra féin, a d'fhéadfadh a bheith i gceist le lobhar. Is minic an bhrí 'féarach fliuch' le cluain

  • English

    the pasture of the lepers
    The word lobhar could refer to the sufferer of any type of virulent skin disease, not necessarily leprosy. The word cluain often refers to wet pasture

Centrepoint

52.275, -9.69277latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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An Seabhac: Cluain na Lobhar Lobhar – leper. Ach gur “cliún a leabhar” adeir lucht Béarla leis anois. Níl ach cuid den bhf. i bpar. Thráighlí.
Nóta
1572
Clanelowre
Cal. Carew Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 414
1586
Clonelower
Desm. Surv. Leathanach: 11
1613
Clononylowre
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 91, Imleabhar: I
1726
Clownaloure
CGn. Leathanach: 508.31677, Imleabhar: 47
1803
Clounalour
CGn. Leathanach: 624.371937, Imleabhar: 349
1823-4
Clounlour
TAB:AL
1823
Clounalour
TAB
1841
Cloonalouer East
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci130,21
1841
Cloonalouer East
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci130,21
1841
Clounalour
Denny, W.:AL Leathanach: Ci130,21
1841
Clononylowre
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ci130,21
1841
Cluain na lobhar, 'lawn, meadow or bog-island of the lepers'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci130,21
1841
Cloonalour
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ci130,21
1841
Cloonalouer West
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci138,8
1841
Clounalour
Denny, Rev. A.:AL Leathanach: Ci138,8
1841
Clounalour
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci138,8
1841
Clounalour
Denny, Rev. A.:AL Leathanach: Ci138,8
1841
Cluain a' lobhair, 'meadow or lawn of the leper'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci138,8
1841
Cluáin a loír
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci138,8
1841
Cloonalour
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci138,8
2017
ˌklounəˈlour
Áit. Cainteoir: 003, Uimhir : 170710

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