BROWSE
townland
Leathchluanaigh
genitive: Leathchluanaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Laghlooney
(English)

Glossary

leath, leith
English half, side

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    half-place of pastures?; place of half-pastures?;
    uneven pasture?; place of uneven pastures?
    Leathchluanaigh — foirm chalctha den logthuiseal nó den tuiseal tabharthach de Leathchluanach, is dócha. Ba í Leathchluain, 'half-pasture', bunfhoirm an leagan seo mar atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1620, 1629, agus 1636 sa taifead téacs.
    D'fhéadfadh cluanaidh, tuiseal tabharthach de cluain, a bheith in iontrálacha 1659, 1660, srl. Féach www.dil.ie s.v. 1. clúain

  • English

    half-place of pastures?; place of half-pastures?;
    uneven pasture?; place of uneven pastures?
    Leathchluanaigh — fossilised form of the dative or locative case of Leathchluanach. The original form of this placename was Leathchluain, 'half-pasture', as can be seen in entries 1620, 1629, and 1636.
    Entries 1659, 1660, srl., may contain cluanaidh, dative case of cluain. See www.dil.ie s.v. 1. clúain

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53.637, -7.81531latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1620
Laghclone
CPR Leathanach: 450a
1629
Lacklone
Cotton Map
1636
Laghlone
1636, Corrylaghlone, Inq (Lo), 17 Car. 1, tá Laghlone luaite san Ionchoisne céanna.
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 17 Car 1
1659
Lacloonagh
Cen. Leathanach: 460
1660
Lacklonagh
BSD Leathanach: 144
1668
Loughlinagh alias Lacklimagh
ASE Leathanach: 165
1813
Loughloomy
Edgeworth
1836
Loughloony
BS:AL Imleabhar: CS118, Leathanach: 15
1836
Loughloony
Rev. G. Britton:AL
1836
Loughloony
Edgeworth Map:AL
1836
Loughloony
J Robison T.?P.:AL
1836
Laclonagh
DS:AL
1836
leath chluaineach, cluanaidhe,
pl:AL
1836
Leath-chluanidhe, 'half lawn or meadow land'
OD:AL
1836
La-clooney i.e. half clooney: the spelling in the Down Survey is admirable Laghlooney
OD:AL
2008
lɑkˈluːiˑ
Áit.

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