The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.[4] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[3]
Historyedit
John O'Donovan, who worked on the Ordnance Survey if the early 19th century, recommended that the townland of Clooney be spelt as "Cloan", however his suggestion was scored out in the Ordnance Survey Name Books and replaced with "Cloney", which was based on the apparent usage of the time. At a later stage it was again revised to the modern spelling "Clooney".[2]
The townland appears to have been originally known along the lines of Ballynecloney (from IrishBaile na Cluana, meaning 'townland of the meadow'), with variations of this spelling used in various sources from 1609 until 1657.[2]
^Northern Ireland Environment Agency. . Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ abcdToner, Gregory: Place-Names of Northern Ireland, page 117. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996, ISBN0-85389-613-5
^ abNotes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1925, Alfred Moore Munn, Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry
^ abcdHistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
^ abcdefHistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
^ abcHistPop; Area, houses, and population, Vol. III [Part 2], Ireland, 1901 Page 35
clooney, kilcronaghan, civil, parish, clooney, locally, ˌkloːni, ˌkloni, from, irish, chluanaidh, meaning, meadow, townland, lying, within, civil, parish, kilcronaghan, county, londonderry, northern, ireland, lies, north, east, parish, bounded, north, moyola, . Clooney locally ˌkloːni and ˌkloni from Irish An Chluanaidh meaning the meadow 2 is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan County Londonderry Northern Ireland It lies in north east of the parish and is bounded in the north by the Moyola River as well as the parish of Termoneeny It is bounded by the following townlands Ballynahone Beg Ballynahone More Gortamney Moyesset and Tobermore It was apportioned to the Drapers company as well as freeholds 3 ClooneytownlandIrish transcription s Derivation An Chluanaidh Meaning The meadow ClooneyClooney shown within Northern IrelandShow map of Northern IrelandClooneyClooney the United Kingdom Show map of the United KingdomCoordinates 54 48 40 N 6 41 15 W 54 8111 N 6 6874 W 54 8111 6 6874Sovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryNorthern IrelandCountyCounty LondonderryBaronyLoughinsholinCivil parishKilcronaghanPlantation grantDrapers Company and freeholdsFirst recorded1609Government CouncilMid Ulster District WardTobermoreArea 1 Total398 65 acres 161 33 ha Irish grid refH844967 The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District 4 It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin 3 History editJohn O Donovan who worked on the Ordnance Survey if the early 19th century recommended that the townland of Clooney be spelt as Cloan however his suggestion was scored out in the Ordnance Survey Name Books and replaced with Cloney which was based on the apparent usage of the time At a later stage it was again revised to the modern spelling Clooney 2 The townland appears to have been originally known along the lines of Ballynecloney from Irish Baile na Cluana meaning townland of the meadow with variations of this spelling used in various sources from 1609 until 1657 2 Population Year Pop 1841 205 5 1851 193 5 1861 164 5 1871 125 5 1881 95 5 1891 83 6 1901 75 6 1911 79 4 1926 85 4 Size acres roods poles Year a r p 1851 413 1 38 7 1881 398 3 1 5 1901 398 3 1 6 1926 400 1 38 4 Earlier recorded forms 2 8 Year Form 1609 B neclouy E C 1613 Ba ne Clon 1613 Ballmeclom Charter 1654 Belliclan 1657 Ballinacleny 1659c Clone ye 1 2 towne of 1663 Cloane 1767 Clooney 1813 Cloan E C Escheated Counties Map 1609 Charter Charter of Londonderry 1613See also editKilcronaghan List of townlands in Tobermore TobermoreReferences edit Northern Ireland Environment Agency NIEA Map Viewer Archived from the original on 24 November 2011 Retrieved 27 January 2012 a b c d Toner Gregory Place Names of Northern Ireland page 117 Queen s University of Belfast 1996 ISBN 0 85389 613 5 a b Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry 1925 Alfred Moore Munn Clerk of the Crown and Peace of the City and County of Londonderry a b c d HistPop County and County Borough of Londonderry 1926 page 27 a b c d e f HistPop Area population and number of houses Vol III Ireland 1881 page 698 a b c HistPop Area houses and population Vol III Part 2 Ireland 1901 Page 35 HistPop County of Londonderry 1851 page 241 Place Names NI Clooney nbsp This article related to the geography of County Londonderry Northern Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clooney Kilcronaghan civil parish amp oldid 943627074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
