Ó Cluanáin was the name of a
brehon family from what is now
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice"
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- MacLysaght calls it "Essentially a Co. Galway name."
Joseph Mannion notes that in 1551 one Nicholas O Clowan, an official of Tuam, was granted custody of the Franciscan friary at Clonkeenkerrill, County Galway. A townland in the area, now called Colmanstown, was originally Baile Uà Chlúmháin. The poet Antoine Ó Raifteiri (1784–1835) died at the house of a Diarmaid Cloonan, beside Killeenen church and graveyard, where he was buried. This is situated on the north bank of Rahasane turlough, in the parish of Craughwell.
In the early medieval era members of the family spread into what is now
County Mayo
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and
County Sligo
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. It is found in all three counties as
Cloonan.
See also
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Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin
Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin (died 1143) was an Irish poet.
Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin, '' ollamh of Connacht in poetry'', who died in 1143.
No surviving poems by him are known to still exist, except perhaps anonymously. A later bearer of th ...
, poet, died 1143
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Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin
Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin (died 1170) was an Irish poet.
Aindileas was the son of Gilla Aenghus Ua Chlúmháin, ''ollamh of Connacht in poetry'', who died in 1143.
No surviving poems by either are known to still exist, except perhaps anonymously. ...
, poet, died 1170
*
Caoch Ceise Ó Chlúmháin, poet, fl. 14th century
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Jarlath Cloonan
Jarlath Cloonan (born 1953 in Athenry, County Galway) was the County Galway Senior Hurling Manager, 1994-96.
A former selector, Cloonan played a key role as Athenry won three All-Ireland club titles. He has held all the main officerships wit ...
, Galway Senior Hurling Manager 1994–1998.
*
Eugene Cloonan
Eugene Cloonan (born 22 December 1978) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team.
Born in Athenry, County Galway, Cloonan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Athenry Vocational Schoo ...
- player with the Galway hurling team.
References
* ''The Surnames of Ireland'',
Edward MacLysaght, 1978.
* ''The Life, Legends and Legacy of Saint Kerrill'', Joseph Mannion, p. 93, 2004.
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Surnames
Irish families
Irish Brehon families
Surnames of Irish origin
Irish-language surnames
Families of Irish ancestry