BROWSE
townland
Cluain Beag
genitive: Chluana Beag
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloon Beg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    small pasture
    Is minic an bhrí 'féarach fliuch' le cluain

  • English

    small pasture
    The word cluain often refers to wet pasture

Centrepoint

52.2642, -9.69683latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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An Seabhac: An Cluain Bheag/Mhór -- Ní chleachtatar tsl. tabh ná gein anois ach “Cliún Beg”. Buailte isteach le trn. bf. agus bhaile mhór Thráighlí idir Bhearraic na saighdiúirí agus faithche an chaisleáin. Abha beag An Lí – ór ainmnigheadh tráighlí sa trn theas aige. Tá urmhór an bhf. so fé bhaile Thráighlí anois. Garraidh Rút ann, agus sean-phríosúin Thráighlí (Rút – an sloinneadh ‘Rothe’ adeirtear).
Nóta
1714
Clonmore
CGn. Leathanach: 13.352.5932
1722
Cluoenbegg
CGn. Leathanach: 6.20892, Imleabhar: 36
1823-4
Clounbeg
TAB
1841
Cloonbeg
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci130,17
1841
Cloonbeg
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci130,17
1841
Cloonbeg
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci130,17
1841
Cloonbeg
Denny, W.:AL Leathanach: Ci130,17
1841
Cloonbeg
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci130,17
1841
Cluain beag, 'small meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci130,17
1841
Cluain beag
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci130,17
1841
Cloonbeg
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci130,17

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