BROWSE
townland
An Clochar
genitive: an Chlochair
(Irish)
Clogher
(English)

Glossary

clochar, cloichear
English stony place

Centrepoint

53.9591, -8.04885latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Ao, Cl, Co, DG, Dn, FM, Ga, Ci, Lm, Lú, ME, Mu, RC, Sl, TÁ, IM P: Oughteragh, b: Carrigallen "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Clochar = A stony place. Clogher is the name of 45 places and psrt of the name of 42 (Hogan). "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. On the steep NE-facing slope of a drumlin and marked as a fort on the 1st ed. Of the OS 6-inch map (69). "
Nóta
1590
Clogher
F Leathanach: 5442
1606
Clogher
Inq. Leathanach: 141
1608
Clogher
CPR Leathanach: 126a
1619
Clogher
CPR Leathanach: 406a
1655
Clogher
DS
1660c
Clogher
BSD Leathanach: 41
1667
Clogher
ASE Leathanach: 51
1685
Clogher
Hib. Del.
1721
Clogher
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 229
1835
Grange or Claugher
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 77, Nóta: TAB (60:16/10) innéacs
1835
Grange or Clougher
TAB Leathanach: 183, Nóta: (60:16/10)
1836
Clogher
BS:AL
1836
Clougher
CM:AL
1836
Clogher
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Clochar, 'a stony place'
"This name is so famed for sanctity and wickedness that there can be no doubt about it's orthography." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
[Clogher]
[contains] "a fort…"
Desc. Rem.:AL

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