BROWSE
townland
An Clochán
genitive: an Chlocháin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloghan
(English)

Glossary

English stepping-stones, causeway; old stone structure

Centrepoint

54.4148, -8.16916latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf. AM, DG, FM, UF, Do, Lo, ME, Mí, Mu, RC
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Clochán = A stony ford, a stony place. Clochan is a word that has many meanings – a heap of stones, a stony place, a row of stepping stones across a river (a common way of making a river fordable). It may, also mean the ruins of an old fort; a village or a townland, containing the Parish Church. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Enclosure. Beside a small stream at the S shore of Lough Melvin (141). "
Nóta
1817
Cloughan
Larkin
1835?
Cloghane
TAB Leathanach: 1, 102, 104 (59:16/1ii)
1836
Cloghan
'the stony ford'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Cloughan
CM:AL
1836
Cloghan
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Clochán
pl:AL
1836
Clochán:
'a stony ford'
OD:AL
1836
Cloghan
OD:AL
1836
Cloghan
Plan:AL

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