Information about Cloon

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Cloon
Irish Form of Name:
Cluan
Translation:
a lawn or meadow
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Cloon
Cluan
Cloon Inhabitants
Description:
Is the name of the village and arable part of Lettergesh E. Is a valley at the base of a mountain and at the sea shore.
Situation:
Situated in and being the most northerly part of Lettergesh E.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Cloon is in Lettergesh East townland.