An Clochán/Cloghan

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Hierarchy

townland

An Clochán

genitive: an Chlocháin

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(Irish)

Cloghan

(English)

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Glossary

clochán

English stepping-stones, causeway; old stone structure

Hierarchy

county

Liatroim/Leitrim

barony

Ros Clochair/Rosclogher

civil parish

Ros Inbhir/Rossinver

Centrepoint

54.4148, -8.16916latitude, longitude

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Historical references

		Nóta Nóta eolais
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	Cf. AM, DG, FM, UF, Do, Lo, ME, Mí, Mu, RC	Nóta Nóta eolais
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 Nóta eolais
	"Arch. Inventory: Enclosure. Beside a small stream at the S shore of Lough Melvin (141). "	Nóta Nóta eolais
1817	Cloughan	Larkin Larkin - Grand Jury Maps of various counties
1835?	Cloghane	TAB Leathanach: 1, 102, 104 (59:16/1ii) Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1836	Cloghan 'the stony ford'	Quinn, E.:AL Finné in AL
1836	Cloughan	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Cloghan	Buck, H.:AL Buck, H.:AL
1836	Clochán	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Clochán: 'a stony ford'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Cloghan	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Cloghan	Plan:AL Plan, foinse in AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.

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