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An Clochán
English name: Cloghane · County Kerry
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from clochán, which can mean a beehive hut, stepping stones, a causeway or an old stone structure
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Nearby & related:
Daingean Uí Chúis · DingleTrá Lí · TraleeCorrán Tuathail · CarrauntoohilInis Faithlinn · InnisfallenCill Airne · KillarneyMainistir na Féile · Abbeyfeale
Sources
- Wiktionary: Clochán (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- See Logainm.ie: https://www.logainm.ie/en/glossary/43-cloch%C3%A1n
- See Logainm.ie: https://www.logainm.ie/en/1063
- Wikidata Q2078180 (CC0)
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