placenamesClonalvy
Cluain Ailbhe
Lewis described weaving for manufacturers in Dublin and Drogheda.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Cluain Ailbhe · Irish · main form · validated name
- Clonalvy · English · main form
Place & story
Cotton work in the parish
About fifty cotton looms in Clonalvy were employed by Dublin and Drogheda manufacturers when Samuel Lewis described the parish in 1837. His account places this textile work in a predominantly agricultural landscape, with arable land and pasture almost equally divided. He also noted reclaimed land formerly belonging to the bog of Garristown and a flagstone quarry near the ruined church. The looms thus formed part of the parish economy alongside cultivation and quarrying. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Duleek Upper
- Coordinates
- 53.59353, -6.32613
- Mapped area
- 12.66 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1939 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonalvy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clonalvey, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-02-19. How this page was prepared.