BROWSE
townland
Cluain Ceachar
genitive: Chluain Ceachar
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Clooncahir
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    pasture of (the) quagmire

Centrepoint

53.9017, -7.85982latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cluain-Chathaoir = Cahir’s meadow."
Nóta
"Arch. Survey Crannóg. Close to the N shore of Lough Rinn and now joined to the mainland (43). Holy well (site). In pasture on the N shore of Lough Rinn. Marked only on the current ed. of the OS 6-inch map (188)."
Nóta
"Lewis: The principal seats are Clooncar, the residence of the Rev. A. Crofton.. (Vol. II, 376)"
Nóta
1585
Clonkaghyre
F Leathanach: 4794
1621
Cloncaghra
CPR Leathanach: 518b
c1660
Cloonkagher
BSD Leathanach: 30
1834
Clooncaher
TAB Leathanach: 19, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Cloncagher
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Clooncaher
BS:AL
1836
Clooncagher
Norris, B.:AL
1836
Clooncaher
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Clooncahir
CM:AL
1836
Clooncahir
S&V:AL
1836
Clun ceathair
pl:AL
1836
Cluain cathaoir, 'Cahir's clon, Charles' lawn or meadow'
"See indexes. Sir Cahir O'Doherty will establish this termination." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Clooncahir
OD:AL
1837
Clooncar (Crofton)
Top. Dict. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 376

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