Information about Cloon River

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Cloon River
Irish Form of Name:
Cluan
Translation:
a lawn, meadow or bog island
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 River
Cloon River (Eng.)
Owinn na Cloonagh Inhabitants
Comment:
Called from the townland
Description:
This river is about 8 feet wide very shallow with a rocky bottom. There is no fish in it.
Situation:
Rises in the parish of Omey runs N.W. separating Cloon on the W. from Sheeauns on the E. side and falls into Lough an Illaun.

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 River is in Cloon townland.

Information From The Landed Estates Database

Information from the Landed Estates Database.
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The following is a list of those houses in this townland which are discussed in the Landed Estates Database.
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