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

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the pasture of Brian
    Brian — ainm pearsanta

  • English

    the pasture of Brian
    Brian — personal name

Centrepoint

53.5896, -7.64148latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Clonbrent
DS
c.1660
Clonebreent
BSD Leathanach: 117
1751
Clonbrine
CGn. Imleabhar: 148.299.99665
1813
Clonbrin
Edgeworth
1835
Cloonbrin
BS:AL
1835
Cloonbrin
Lennon:AL
1835
Cloonbrin
Gaver, P.P.:AL
1835
Clonbrin
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1835
Clonebreent
DS:AL
1835
Cluain Broin, “pratum Brani, Bran’s meadow”
OD:AL
1835
...about 4/7 of which is cultivated the remainder bog
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Cloonbrien; Cluain Briain
MacGivney Leathanach: 67
1976
Cluain Briain (?) [gan aon fhianaise ach AL]
Cártaí Móra
2008
klɑnˈbrin
Áit.

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