BROWSE
townland
Cluain
genitive: Chluana
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloone
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.8698, -7.54426latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1608
Cloine
Analecta Hib.
1609
Clonue
MEC
1610
Clovne
2 poles
Inq. Ult.
1629
Clanne
sic
Inq. Ult.
1629
Clonne
Inq. Ult.
1652
Cloona
sic, go soiléir, LS RIA
Comm. Surv.
1660c
Clowne
one Pole
BSD (Ca)
1660c
Clowne Parish
BSD (Ca)
1700c
Cloon, and Arnagh
Carvaghs
1710
Cloone
CGn.
1713
Cloone
CGn.
1720
Cloone
CGn.
1751
Cloone ows Cloonin
CGn.
1800
Cloone
CGn.
1836
Cluain, 'a lawn or isolated meadow'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
Cloone
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
[Cloone]
"There is a ruinous house on the S. side of the townland supposed to have been built by the Hamilton family 2 generations back. Scrabby Church is built in the centre of an old fort near the E. end of the townland. In this fort there was once a friary and it is used as a burying place by all persuasions." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
Cloone
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
Cloon
Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
Cloon
Co. Table:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
Cloona
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
Cloonaugh
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
Clonne
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca055,8
1836
[Cloone]
"166 acres, of which 81 are cultivated, 14 of bog and 71 of water" Desc. Rem.:AL
Desc. Rem.:AL

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