placenamesCloonygormican
Cluain Ó gCormacáin
Lewis’s Ardclare entry records local institutions within the parish now named Cloonygormican.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cluain Ó gCormacáin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Cloonygormican · English · main form
Place & story
Institutions in the parish
Samuel Lewis described Cloonygormican under the name Ardclare or Clonigormican in 1837. His account places manorial courts in Farragher townland three times a year. It also records a change in the role of a local church: originally built by Charles Hawkes of Briarfield as a chapel of ease, it subsequently became the parish church. Lewis separately noted a recently erected Catholic chapel in Ballymacurly townland. These were distinct institutions within the parish, rather than one shared church building. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cloonygormican. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ardclare or Clonigormican: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.