placenamesClane
Claonadh
Within Clane barony, Timahoe preserves a migration story through a burial ground, family documents and a recorded visit in 1970.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Claonadh · Irish · main form
- Clane · English · main form
Place & story
A community farming leased land
A 1969 historical account preserved by Kildare Libraries records Quaker families leasing Timahoe and nearby Gilltown land in 1704. They initially held land together before dividing it into separate farms in 1709. The account traces the Millhouse family’s connection with the district and later emigration. This Timahoe lies in County Kildare, within Clane barony, distinct from the Laois village with its round tower. [2] [3]
Documents presented at the burial ground
Richard Nixon visited Timahoe on 5 October 1970. During the ceremony, the Society of Friends’ historical-library curator, Mrs Denis Goodbody, presented copies of documents concerning his Milhous ancestors: a will, inventory, registers and a certificate introducing an emigrating family member to Friends in Pennsylvania. Nixon acknowledged a new plaque and the local welcome, including the Artane Boys Band. The contemporary transcript records the presentation and speech; the documents themselves are separate historical evidence. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- AnAmericanPresidentfromCountyKildare,1969account · M. Kelly, Leinster Leader1969; Kildare Libraries
- TimahoeKildare,A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland1837 · Samuel Lewis
- RemarksatTimahoe,5October1970:ceremonytranscript · Richard Nixon and Mrs Denis Goodbody; American Presidency Project
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-11-26. How this page was prepared.