BROWSE
townland
Cluain Cuas
genitive: Chluain Cuas
(Irish)
Cloncourse
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture
English hollow; cove, creek

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    pasture of (the) hollows?

    Tá baile fearainn den ainm Béarla céanna Cloncourse i bparóiste na Cille (#28749). Sa dá chas is inmheasta gur tháinig -r- isteach roimh -s sa leagan Béarla den ainm agus nach aon chuid den bhunainm Gaeilge atá ann.

Centrepoint

53.0108, -7.39093latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1713
Cloncourse
CGn. Leathanach: 12.105.4558
1805
Cloncoos
Cahill (La)
1838
Cloncourse
BS:AL Leathanach: LA014,44
1838
Clonecourse
Rental 1776 (Hawksworth):AL Leathanach: LA014,44
1838
Cluain cúrsa, 'lawn of the (race) course'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,44
1838
Cloncourse
OD:AL Leathanach: LA014,44
2004
klɑnˈkoːrs
Áit.
2005
klɑnˈkoːrs
Áit.

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