BROWSE
townland
Cluain Caoin
genitive: Chluain Caoin
(Irish)
Cloonkeen
(English)

Glossary

English pleasant, fair
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

53.6936, -9.10319latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1584c
Elonkyne [sic], McOnill of
F Leathanach: 4582
1594
Clonkeene, ½ qr in
F Leathanach: 5865
1614
Clonkine ½ qr
CPR Leathanach: 287
1617
Cloonekeene qr, half of
CPR Leathanach: 319
1635
Cloonekyne, 1 qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 130V
1635
Cloankeane, 1 qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 154
1661
Wast Mosse in comon to Tumsallagh, Aghenagh, Carromore and Clonekeeve [sic]
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 69
1661
Cloonkeene 1 qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 69
1670
Clonkeene
ASE Leathanach: 226a
1672c
Clonkene
Hib. Del.
1710c
Clokeene
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 138a
1787
Clokeene
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 511
1830
Cloonkeen
Bald
1838
Cloonkeen
BS:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Cloonkeen
Letter Info:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Cloonkean
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Cloonkeen
OC:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Cluonkine, Cloonekeene
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Cloonkeen
dúch:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Cloonekyne, Cloankeene
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Cluain caoin, 'beautiful lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME135,11
1838
Clun caon
pl:AL Leathanach: ME135,11

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