placenamesClooncraff
Cluain Creamha
Lewis records a named supporter of education in the Roscommon parish.
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 Creamha · Irish · main form
- Clooncraff · English · main form
Place & story
A school supported by a local donation
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 parish account records a school attended by about 120 children and receiving two pounds and two shillings annually from Mrs Conry. He describes the parish under the alternative names Cloonaff and Cloncraff. The payment was recurring support, rather than a stated building cost or a fee paid for each pupil. The account does not give Mrs Conry’s first name or establish the school’s exact site. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clooncraff. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Cloonaff or Cloncraff: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-08-14. How this page was prepared.