BROWSE
townland
Cora an Chlocháin
genitive: Chora an Chlocháin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Carracloghan
(English)

Glossary

English stepping-stones, causeway; old stone structure
cora, coraidh, corann
English weir, stone-fence, ford

Centrepoint

54.0172, -6.55855latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Coreloghan
DS
1658
Coscloghan
Inq. LP Leathanach: 36
1670c
Corlaghan
BSD Leathanach: 240
1683
Carelohon
Hib. Del.
1777
Corracloan
TS
1836
Carrickacloughan
AL
1836
Carrickacloughan or Caracloghan
Stee, Rev.:AL
1836
Pronounced Cor-a-clóan by the meresman
AL
1836
carra chlochain
Nevel, R.:AL
1836
carrai a clocháin
pl:AL
1836
caradh clochain, dam of the stepping stones
O Hagan:AL
1836
Carracloghan
OD:AL
1836
Carrickacloughan (n)
In Carrickaclougan Townland there is a fort called lios chara (charraic) clochan (pron)
LSO (Lú)

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