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Cluain an Teampaill

genitive: Chluain an Teampaill

validated name

(Irish)

Cloontemple

(English)

Glossary

cluain

(also: cluaine)

meadow, pasture

teampall church

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Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the pasture of the church
Cuireadh isteach an t-alt sa bhfoirm Ghaeilge bíodh is nach bhfuil sé le sonrú sa bhfianaise; uaireanta titeann an t-alt ar lár de bharr toscaí foghraíochta nó bíonn sé ar lár de bharr ghiorrú an ainm
English

the pasture of the church
The article an was added to the Irish form even though it is not to be found in the historical evidence; sometimes the article is dropped as a result of phonetic factors, or shortening of the name

Irish Grid

R 41729 36093

Archival records

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