BROWSE
townland
Cloch Mhic Cú
genitive: Chloch Mhic Cú
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloghmacoo
(English)

Glossary

cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the stone (structure) of Mac Cú
    Mac Cú — ainm pearsanta, b'fhéidir

  • English

    the stone (structure) of Mac Cú
    Mac Cú — personal name?

Centrepoint

53.8534, -6.71207latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1570
Cloughnekowle
(Edw. Balfe)
CPCR
1622
Cloghmacco
1625 Cregg, Cloghmacoo & Laggagh. (Ric’ Balfe… de Cregg … Joh' Balfe est ejus fil' & her', & fuit etat' 18 annor' tempore mortis pris sui, & marilat'.—) Moynaltie (Edw’ Beetagh de), Dulllardstown (Ric’ Aylmer de …) Ballrath (Gerald Aylfmer de …), Drumdill (Barnard’ Barne de …) Inq.CI 4
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 Car. I
1622
Cloghmacko
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 162 Car. I
1640c
Cloghmacko, Cloghmackoe (Ric. Balfe)
1640c RIC BALFE seis' fuit de vil' & ter' de Cregge in со' Mid', contin' 4 mes' & 120acr' ter' … Cloghmacko, contin' 20 acr', & de 2 mes' & 80 acr' in Lagagh in со' ßd'.—Sic seis', p fact' sufi dat' 3 maii 1622 … Barnab' Birne de Dromedillin … Joh' Balfe est ejus fil' & her', & fuit etat' [ ] annor" tempore mortis pris sui, & maritat'.— ßmiss' in Cregg & Cloghmackoe tenent' de Re in capite, p svic' mil'. Inq.CI 162
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 162 Car. I
1654
Clothemacow
CS V Leathanach: 333
1654
Clochemacowe
CS V Leathanach: 334
1654
Cloghmacow
CS V Leathanach: 334
1654
Clothmacow
CS V Leathanach: 335
1659
Cloghmaon
sic
DS Leathanach: 17
1660c
Cloghmackow
BSD (Mí) Leathanach: 188
1667
Cloghmacow
ASE Leathanach: 97a
1670
Cloghmacow
ASE Leathanach: 226a
1670
Cloghmaccon als. Cloghmacow
37. AMBROSE MOORE.—In Cloghmaccon alias Cloghmacow, 228 a…part of Creggs, 188 a… bar. Morgallion, same co. 37. ASE 222
ASE
1671c
Cloghmacow
HENRY TOWNELY esq— In Cloghmacow, 127 a…bar. Morgallion, co. Meath.—in Corboggy, 282 a…bar. Kells, same co. —Note: By deed, dated 24th Nov. 167l, Townly sold Corboggy to John Osborne esq., serjeant at law ; the rent of 51. 14s. 2d. was abated, by patent dated 11 Jan. 1677, ASE 226
ASE
1674
Cloghmcgow
ASE Leathanach: 231a
1674
Cloghmccow
35. SAMUEL BYFIELD.—Part of Cloghmccow, 81 a…part of Possextowne, 93 a.—part of Creg, 47 a…bar. Morgallion. ASE 231
ASE
1685
Cloghnacow
Hib. Del.
1690
Cloghinacon
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Gul. & Mar.
1812
Cloughmacoo
Larkin (Mí)
1836
Cloughmacou
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí086,16
1836
Gloghmacon
Survey Ireland Rep. 182 Leathanach: Mí086,16
1836
Cloghmacow
DS:AL Leathanach: Mí086,16
1836
Cloghmacko
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Mí086,16
1836
Cloch Mac Con, 'Mac Con's stone'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,16
1836
Cloch Mic Cú, 'generally'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,16
1836
Cloghmacoo
"Cloghmacoo is the name known in the county tho' macon is correct 'con' being the gen. of 'cú'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí086,16
1836
[Cloghmacoo]
"The townland contains two forts, one calley by the name of the townland and the other is called Lisnaclough.
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Mí086,16

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