BROWSE
townland
Cluain Ifín
genitive: Chluain Ifín
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloniffeen
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the wet pasture of the ifín-tree
    ifín — crann le caora inite cosúil le spíonóga, de réir dealraimh. Féach A Dictionary of the Irish Language, www.dil.ie, s.v. iphín

  • English

    the wet pasture of the ifín-tree
    ifín — a tree with edible fruit apparently similar to the gooseberry. See A Dictionary of the Irish Language, www.dil.ie, s.v. iphín

Centrepoint

53.2708, -8.03553latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1569
Clonfyne
F Leathanach: 1401
1591
Clonyffen
PROI Deed
1622
Carranecatteen, wear called
CPR Leathanach: 551
1622
Clonfine, Raghra and
CPR Leathanach: 551
1660c
Clonfin
BSD (UF) Leathanach: 32
1667
Clonfine
ASE Leathanach: 160
1837
Cloniff
BM:AL
1837
Cloniffeen
BS:AL
1837
Cloniffeen
Hunt, Ed.:AL
1837
Cloniffin, Clooniffeen
L'Estrange, Col.:AL
1837
Cluain Aiffín, St. Aifin's lawn or meadow
OD:AL

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