placenamesMagheracloone
Machaire Cluana
Lewis attributed changes in the parish’s farmland to two practical improvements.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Machaire Cluana · Irish · main form · validated name
- Magheracloone · English · main form
Place & story
Improving cultivated ground
Samuel Lewis reported in 1837 that extensive drainage and the use of large quantities of lime had improved land in Magheracloone. Limestone was plentiful in the southern part of the parish. His description combined arable land and pasture with plantations and scattered bogs, while noting little waste ground. It records a period assessment of farming changes across the parish, rather than the industrial history of any particular quarry or mine. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Magheracloone. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Magheracloony: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.