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

Glossary

English pleasant, fair
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    pleasant pasture

    Luaitear naomh darb ainm Fiontan leis an seanláthair eaglasta seo chomh maith le bf Cluain Eidhneach (#28686) sna seanfhéilirí. Cf. ‘Fiontan’s namesake, and likely double, Fiontan of Clonkeen (Cluain Caoin)’ in Dictionary of Irish Saints 340. Luaitear naomh darb ainm ColmánColam Cúile leis an áit chéanna.

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53.0112, -7.35353latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

g.d.
Colmán Cúili .i. Colam Cúili .i. i Cluain Cain i sámad Finntain
LS: BB; féach Laois: Hist. Soc. 37
CGH Leathanach: 122 bb 12
g.d.
Colmanus Cule, qui fundavit ... Cluoin Cuin
Vita S. Columbae de Tír Dá Glas
VSH (Heist) Alt: 4, Leathanach: 225
g.d.
Cluon Cain
Vita S. Colmani de Land Elo
VSH (Heist) Alt: 36, Leathanach: 220
g.d.
Cluain Cayn .... in regione Leys
Vita S. Colmani
VSH Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 269, Alt: 27
g.d.
Colum Cule (.i. is e fil i Cluain Caín) m. Midgnad
LS:LL
CGH Alt: 122bb10, Leathanach: 55
800c
Fintan sac. Clúana Cain
7 Feabhra
Mart. Tall. Leathanach: 15
1100c
Colman Cluana Cáin
CGSH Alt: 707.127, Leathanach: 141
1170c
Fintan sacart Cluana Cáin
FGorm. Leathanach: 32
1302-6
Clonken
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 250
1549
Clonke
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 68
1563
Chloenkine
Cotton Map
1563
Clonkyne alias Clonchyn
F Leathanach: 535
1567
Clonkyne
F Leathanach: 1168
1569
Clonkene
F Leathanach: 1327
1569
Clankene
F Leathanach: 1334
1569
Clonkine
(Thomas Lamben), William Vicars
F Leathanach: 1406
1570
Clonehen
Thady O'Dowlen
F Leathanach: 1532
1570
Clankene
Anthony Rogers
F Leathanach: 1645
1571
Clonkyne
F Leathanach: 1774
1571
Clonekyne
F Leathanach: 1802
1591
Clonekeyne
F Leathanach: 5695
1593
Clonekyne
Wm. Vicars
F Leathanach: 5824
1596
Clankyne
F Leathanach: 6003
1597
Clonkine
F Leathanach: 6064
1597
Clonkeyn
Mortagh M'Phelim
F Leathanach: 6152
1602
Clonkine
Tho. Reagh Demsy
F Leathanach: 6666
1615
Clonkyne
CPR Leathanach: 291
1618
Clankyne
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11 JI
1619
Clonkyne
CPR Leathanach: 430
1650c
Colum Cuile a Cluain Caoin a Samhadh Fionntain
LGen. Imleabhar: II, Alt: 483.2, Leathanach: 302
1659
Clonkeen
Cen. Leathanach: 498
1660c
Cloankeane
BSD (La) Leathanach: 96
1805
Clonkeene
Cahill (La)
1838
Clonkeen
BS:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
Clonkeen
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
Clonkeene
CM:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
Clonekine
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
Clonekeyne
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
Cluain caoin, 'beautiful lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
Clonkeen
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
Churchfield
pl:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
1838
[Clonkeen]
"There is a field called 'Church Field' from containing the remains of an ancient church and graveyard…also a holy well now called 'Townghaislem's Well'."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: LA014,17
2005
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Áit.
2005
klonˈkiːn
Áit.
2005
ˈklənkiːn
Áit.

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