BROWSE
townland
Cloch Ghrífín
genitive: Chloch Ghrífín
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cloghgriffin
(English)

Glossary

cloch, cloich
English stone, stone building

Centrepoint

51.6303, -8.81208latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1626
Cloghgriffin
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: iii 126
1660c
Cloghgriffin
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 64
1694
Cloghgriffin
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: vii 147
1797
Cloughgriffin
JCAHS Leathanach: 53.18
1811
Cloghgriffen
Bath
1841
Cloghgriffin
BS:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloughgriffin
Lease:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloghgriffin
Walsh, Rev. D.:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloghgriffin
TL:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloughgriffin
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloghgriffin
Church Cess Bk.:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloghgriffin
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloch Grífín, 'Griffin's stone or stone house'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloch Ghrifín
pl:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1841
Cloghgriffin
OD:AL Leathanach: Co370,5
1986
… Further south is site of a castle from which the townland probably derives its name
O'Donoghue Leathanach: iii

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