placenamesClonloghan
Cluain Lócháin
The parish history records how Clonloghan became part of a wider area of Catholic ministry.
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 Lócháin · Irish · main form
- Clonloghan · English · main form
Place & story
James O’Shaughnessy’s appointment
Newmarket-on-Fergus parish’s own history records James O’Shaughnessy’s appointment in 1776 as parish priest for Bunratty, Drumline, Clonloghan, Kilconry and Kilmaleery. When James O’Halloran died in 1782, Kilnasoolagh and Fenloe were added to his charge. Clonloghan’s older parish identity therefore sat within a growing shared area of ministry. The history explains that fewer churches subsequently served the wider district, with locations intended to accommodate congregations travelling on foot. This is an account of Catholic pastoral organisation, rather than a change to Clonloghan’s civil parish boundary. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Clare
- Barony
- Bunratty Lower
- Coordinates
- 52.72066, -8.89462 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 15.11 km²
- Logainm ID
- 415 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonloghan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Our Parish History · Newmarket-on-Fergus Parish
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.