BROWSE
townland
Cluain Ceann
genitive: Chluain Ceann
(Irish)
Clooncan
(English)

Glossary

ceann, cionn
English head, headland
cluain, cluaine
English meadow, pasture

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7043, -9.19965latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1585
? Cloncam
F Leathanach: 4690
1585
Clooncam [sic], Bourk fitz Wm. of
F Leathanach: 4690
1610
Clonkeyen
Inq. Leathanach: i, 65
1610
Clonkean
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.55
1610
Cloonkeyen [sic]
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.65
1612
Clonekan
CPR Leathanach: 221a
1612
Clonekan
CPR Leathanach: 221
1617
Clooncan
Inq. Leathanach: ii, 75
1617
Clooncan
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.275
1622
Clonican
CPR Leathanach: 558a
1622
Clonican
CPR Leathanach: 558
1635
Clonkan, the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §98V
1660c
Cloncane
BSD Leathanach: 32
1661
Clooncan ½ a qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 32
1685
Cloncan
Hib. Del.
1710c
Cloonecan ½ qr
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 114
1787
Clooncan
CGn. Imleabhar: 394.117.259555
1830
Cloonkan
Bald Leathanach: 19
1838
Clooncan
BS:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Cloonkan
CM:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clooncan
BM:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clooncaun
Co. Bk.:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Cloonecarne
TAB Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clooncan
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clooncan
[Postmaster, Hollmount]
Postmaster:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clonkan
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Cluan ceann
pl:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clooncan
OD:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clonkeyen
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Clooncan
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME132,13
1838
Cluain ceann, 'lawn of the heads'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME132,13

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