Information about Claddagh

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Claddagh
Irish Form of Name:
Cladach
Translation:
a shore or strand
Civil Parish:
Ross Parish
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Claddagh
Cladach
Clodthagh Local
Description:
The part of this townland bordering on Loughmask and Cloughbrack Lower consisting of various qualities of bog and arable.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Peters Bourgh.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.
References to this place can be found in the following letter.
  • Volume 3 page 296 to page 297

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:
Claddagh is in Cappaghnagapple or Petersburgh townland.
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