Information about Cloon Stream

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Cloon Stream
Irish Form of Name:
Abhainn na Cluanach
Translation:
river of the 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 Stream
Abhainn na Cluanach
Owinn na Cloonagh Inhabitants
Cloon River (Eng.) Inhabitants
Description:
This stream is about four feet wide very shallow gravelly bottom. There is no fish in it.
Situation:
Rises near the S.W. boundary of Lettergesh East, runs N.W.and falls into the sea.

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 Stream is in Lettergesh East townland.
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