BROWSE
townland
An Cluainín
genitive: an Chluainín
(Irish)
Newtown or Cloneen
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    ‘the small pasture, (wet) meadow’

  • English

    ‘the small pasture, (wet) meadow’

Centrepoint

53.4782, -6.99358latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1638
Clunyne
28 Sept. 1638 John Darcy ... The Town & Lands of Clondaly, als Clondaleigh with a weare & water mill these, & a parcel of land called Clunyne reputed parcel of Clondaly.
NAI Lodge/6/163 Cal. Pat. R. CI
1655-7
Clunen
DS(TCD)
1655-7
Cluneene
Sr Luke Fitzgerald Ir:Pa:Ppr
DS (P, TCD)
1667
Clumeene (part) or Cumeene
5. BRIAN MANSERGH.—In Clondellybegg, 300 a… with a proportionable part of unprof., 61…Clumeene (part) or Cumeene, 42 a…bar. Moyfenragh, co. Meath. ASE 130
ASE
1685
Clunen
Hib. Del.
1720
Cloinin?
Philip Duke of Wharton (GB) and Marquess of Catherlogh mannor of Trim and Lordship of Moyare als Moygare ... Castle Park, Kings Land in newtown, Griffins Land, Cloinin,
CGn. 25.567.16288
1720
Cloinin?
Philip Duke of Wharton in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Marquess of Catherlogh ... Garret Wesly ... Edward Young ... Castle Park, Kings Land in Newtown, Griffins Land, Cloinin and Aullafyan to the said Mannor of Trim
CGn. 25.560.16290
1737
Cloinin?
Alex Denton Esq. ... and Christ. Usher of the City of Dublin ... Thos. Cate Maruiss of Wharton ... Manor and Castle of Trim ... Kingsland in Newtown, Griffinsland, Cloinin and Aullafyan ...
CGn. 92.447.65277
1812 (1817)
Newtown
Larkin (Mí)
1825
Cloneen
TAB
1832
Newtown
Lady Jane Loftus
Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 15 / (007)
1836
Cluneene
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Clonean
HCSV:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Cluneen
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Newton
Inq. H VI (Archdall):AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Newtown
Inq. H VIII (Archdall):AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Newton
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Newtown
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Newtown
Inq. G. & M.:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Newton
Inq. Eliz. I (Archdall):AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Newtown alias Cluneene
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Cluainín, 'diminutive of' Cluain, 'a lawn or meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8
1836
Cloneen
OD:AL Leathanach: Mí061,8

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