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Clonmore

Cluain Mhór

The original census return locates this small Carlow townland in Oldleighlin parish and Idrone West barony.

Recorded locationClonmore52.73072° N · 7.04543° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

cluainmeadow, pasturemórgreat, big

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 Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Clonmore · English · main form

Place & story

Two occupied houses

The 1911 census recorded twelve inhabitants in Clonmore, five male and seven female. Two of its three houses were occupied and one was empty. The population had been nine in 1891 and twenty-four in 1901, with three and four houses respectively. The return places this Clonmore in Old Leighlin parish and electoral division, Idrone West barony and Carlow Union. Its recorded area was 113 acres, two roods and thirteen perches. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Carlow
Civil parish
Oldleighlin
Coordinates
52.73072, -7.04543
Mapped area
0.46 km²
Logainm ID
3434 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Clonmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1911: County Carlow, printed p 17 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, 1912
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.