BROWSE
townland
Cluas Coileáin
genitive: Chluas Coileáin
(Irish)
Cloosecullen
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the ear of the pup?

    Tá réadú soiléir go leor ar cluas “ear” le fáil tríd síos san fhianaise stairiúil, ba dhóigh le duine. Ó tá an baile fearainn seo suite cois portaigh d’fhéadfaí a thuairimiú freisin gur truailliú é seo ar logainm eile dar tús cluain (más ea, cf. www.dil.ie s.vv. scálán, scall).

Centrepoint

52.9714, -7.36786latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Closcollan
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 59
1551
Closcollan
F Leathanach: 700
1592
Closecullan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 Eliz.
1594
Closcollan
F Leathanach: 5912
1597
Closcollan
John M'Thomas
F Leathanach: 6029
1615
Closcullan otherwise Closcallan
CPR Leathanach: 291
1619
Closecullane
CPR Leathanach: 446
1659
Closcullane
Cen. Leathanach: 498
1660c
Closkillan
BSD (La) Leathanach: 96
1805
Cooscullena
Cahill (La)
1838
Cloosecullen
BS:AL Leathanach: LA014,33
1838
Closscullane
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA014,33
1838
Closecullan
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: LA014,33
1838
Cluas cuilleáin, 'the whelp's ear!!, (strange name)'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,33
1838
Cloosecullen
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,33
2004
kluːsˈkolin
Áit.

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