BROWSE
townland
Cluain Fionnáin
genitive: Chluain Fionnáin
(Irish)
Cloonfinnan
(English)

Glossary

cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.9072, -7.91702latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cluain-Fhionnáin = Finan’s meadow. There is not any local tradition about this particular Finan – Saint or Sinner?"
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Cloonbo/Cloonfinnan. Crannóg. In the NE corner of Cloonfinnan Lough (43). Esker South. Crannóg. At the S end of Cloonfinnan Lough (46). ‘Megalith’. Portal tomb. Towards the top of a low drumlin (4)."
Nóta
n/a
Príomhshruth Éireann: “go Gort na Leamh is go bord Chluain Fionnáin.” (23:76)
Nóta
1621
Clonefenan
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1621
Clonfenan
CPR Leathanach: 530b
1659
Clunfenan
Cen. Leathanach: 564
c1660
Cloonefanane
BSD Leathanach: 31
1715
Clonfinan
CGn. Imleabhar: 23.480.14128
1728
Clonfinan
CGn. Imleabhar: 57.515.39518
1737
Cloonefanon
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 233
1766
Cloonfannon
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1965 Leathanach: 510
1794
Cluain Fionnáin
Alt: 76, Imleabhar: 23
1834
Cloonfannan
TAB Leathanach: 23, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Cloonfannon
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Cloonfannon
BS:AL
1836
Cloonfannon
CM:AL
1836
Cloonfannen
Hyde, Rev. A.:AL
1836
Cloonfannon
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Clonfannan
S&V:AL
1836
Clún Fionán
síneadh fada breise ós cionn an 'ú' agus an 'á'
Nóta
1836
Cluain Fionnáin, 'Finan's lawn or meadow'
"Cluain Fannáin" [scriosta]
OD:AL
1836
n
OD:AL
1836
[Cloonfinnan]
"…near the centre is a carn called 'Giant's Grave'."
Desc. Rem.:AL

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