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Meelick

Míleac

Meelick House gives the Clonrush townland an early nineteenth-century architectural landmark.

Recorded locationMeelick52.93120° N · 8.35751° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

leacflat stone or rock, flagstone

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

  • Míleac · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Meelick · English · main form

Place & story

A formal front

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates Meelick House to about 1820. Four tall pilasters divide its two-storey front, while a separate pair frames the doorway beneath a horizontal entablature. The survey records sash windows and a slate roof. Its grounds also contain an L-shaped stone outbuilding, dressed-stone gate piers and a stile, bringing smaller working and boundary structures into the house’s setting. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Clare
Barony
Leitrim
Civil parish
Clonrush
Coordinates
52.93120, -8.35751
Mapped area
1.84 km²
Logainm ID
7680 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

42People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Rourke 7
  • Dooley 4
  • Leahy 4
  • Lynch 4
  • OBrien 4
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Meelick. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Meelick House, registration20402157, Clare survey1997 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  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 2018-07-12. How this page was prepared.