placenamesClonmethan
Gleann Meáin
Lewis recorded different gifts, loans and parish contributions for the two buildings.
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
- Gleann Meáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Clonmethan · English · main form
Place & story
Building and later repair
Clonmethan’s glebe house was erected in 1817 with a £100 gift and £1,350 loan from the Board of First Fruits, according to Samuel Lewis. The church followed in 1818, funded by £250 in parish cess and a separate £500 loan from the same board. Lewis’s 1837 account also records a later repair grant of £175 4s 11d from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. These were distinct payments for a residence, church construction and subsequent maintenance. They should not be combined into one building cost or treated as gifts throughout. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Balrothery West
- Coordinates
- 53.51326, -6.32077
- Mapped area
- 12.22 km²
- Logainm ID
- 838 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonmethan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clonmethan, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.