BROWSE
townland
Cluain Cuilinn
genitive: Chluain Cuilinn
(Irish)
Cloncullen
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ‘pasture, (wet) meadow of (the) holly’

  • English

    ‘pasture, (wet) meadow of (the) holly’

Centrepoint

53.5847, -6.74974latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1540-1
Cloncoyllon
Walt. Hogan of
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1540-1
Cloncoillen
(Walt. Hogan, James Heyle)
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1540-1
Clonecoyllen
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1540-1
Cloncoillon
Abbey… of St. Peter of Newtown near Tryme...Jurors... Walt. Hogan of ...
Ir. Mon. Poss.
1545
Cloncoillen
Lease to Thomas Agarde, of Bectyff, gent. ; of the site of the abbey of Bectyff, lands, Bectyff, Balbroy, Cloncoillen, Donlogh, Balgill, Balbraddogh, Reneghan, Monkton by Trym, Balson and Balaughe, in the counties Meath and Louth FHen. 457
F
1552
Clonecoyllen
CPCR
1552
Cloncullen
Andrew Wyse ... Richard Dillon ... Richard [Cor] ... Bectif ... Bectyf, Scriboke, Cladagh, Balgill alias [grange of] Balbraddaghe, Donloghe alias Dulloghe alias grange of Donloghe, [Cloncullen] alias grange of Cloncullen. [both Balbrois alias Balbreith alias] grange of Balbroy ... Claidagh
F Hen. VIII. 1166
1553
Cloncullen, ows. called the Grange of Cloncullen
Preteston, late abbey, monastery, or religious house of Bectyfe, lordship of Bectyfe, in the county of Meath…lands of Bectyfe, otherwise called the Grange of Bectyfe, Scriboke, Cladaghe, Balgill, otherwise called the Grange of Balgill, Balbradaghe, other wise called the Grange of Balbradagh, Doneloghe, otherwise called the Grange of Doneloghe, Cloncullen, otherwise called the Grange of Cloncullen ; the two Balbrois, otherwise called the Grange of Balbroy ; Moncketon, near Trim ; Balstone, alias Balsome, in the county of Meath… rectories, or chapels of Bectyfe and Cladagh (License to Andrew Wyse, esquire, Vice-Treasurer, to alienate to Richard Dillon, of Preteston, gent. ; John Wycombe, of Dublin ; and Richard Cox; the site and possession of the late abbey, monastery, or religious house of Bectyfe…) CPCR (Morrin) 293
CPCR
1578
Clonecullen
(Patrick Barnewall, of Stacallan, Lucas Dillon, of Ballefermet, and Andrew Wyse, of ...)
CPCR
1624
Clonecullan
Scribocke … Balsoone … Becktiffe & Cladaghe … Becktiffe, le Grange, Balrobbin, Balgill, Balbraddagh, Dunloghe, Scribocke, Clonecullan, Baltrighe, Balston al’ Balsoone & Mounkton juxta Trym … Becktiffe & Claddaghe
Inq. JI. 69
1630
Clonecoillen, alias Grange of Clonecoillen
Henry Stanes … all Posessions spiritual and temporal of Becktiffe alias the Grange of Becktiffe ... Clonecoillen, alias Grange of Clonecoillen Both of the Balbrois, als Balbreigh, als Grange of Ballroy als Ballebraigh
CPR Eliz. CI.
1639
Clonecoyllen, als Clonecoyllen (ye Grang of)
Balbradagh, alias Ballbradocke, als the Grange of Ballbradagh ... Clonecoyllen, als ye Grang of Clonecoyllen
CPR Eliz. CI
1654
Cloncullen
CS V
1655
Clonecullen
DS
1666c
Cloncullin
BSD (Mí)
1685
Clonecullin
Hib. Del.
1719
Cloncullen
Richard Bolton ... Edward Bolton ... Bective ... the Grange, Balbrigh, Balgill, Ballybradagh, Cloncullen, Dunlough and Skribough
CGn. 35.359.22796
1722
Clancullen
Richd. Bolton ... Cornet Loftus Bolton ... Bective ... the Grange, Balbrigh, Balgill, Ballybradagh, Clancullen, Dunlogh, Skribough
CGn. 35.72.20969
1723
Clancullen
Nicholas Bolton ... the Grange, Balbrigh, Balgill, Ballybradagh, Clancullen, Dunlough and Skribough
CGn. 41.10.24196
1724
Cluncullen, Clancullen
CGn. 42.387.26731
1821
Cloncullen
Cloncullen townland
Cen. 1821 (Virtual Treasury)
1836
Cloncullen
BS:AL Leathanach: Mí011,14
1836
Cluncullen
Co. Docket:AL Leathanach: Mí011,14
1836
Cluncallen
CM:AL Leathanach: Mí011,14
1836
Cluncullen
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí011,14
1836
Cloncollen
Inq. Ed. VI (Archdall):AL Leathanach: Mí011,14
1836
Cluain a' chuillinn, 'clon or lawn of the holly'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí011,14
1836
Cluain cuillinn
pl:AL Leathanach: Mí011,14
1836
Cloncullen
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí011,14

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