Clodagh ( ) is a female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
of Irish origin.
[ ] Lady Clodagh Anson, daughter of
John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford
John Henry de la Poer Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford (21 May 184423 October 1895), styled Earl of Tyrone from 1859 to 1866, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Salisbury from 1885 ...
, was named after the
River Clodagh, which flows through the Marquess's estate at
Curraghmore
Curraghmore near Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland, is a historic house and estate and the seat of the Marquess of Waterford. The estate was part of the grant of land made to Sir Roger le Puher (la Poer) by Henry II in 1177 after the Anglo-Nor ...
at
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
.
Lady Clodagh married Claud Anson, son of
Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield
Thomas George Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (15 August 1825 – 7 January 1892), known as Viscount Anson from 1831 to 1854, was a British politician from the Anson family.
Early life
Lichfield was the eldest of four sons and four daughters born t ...
, and had a daughter who later wrote, "She called me Clodagh too and hoped, in vain, that we'd be the only two."
The name Clodagh is popular in Ireland but is little used elsewhere.
People named Clodagh
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Clodagh McKenna
Clodagh McKenna (born 10 May 1975) is an Irish chef, author of cookbooks, columnist and television presenter. She has demonstrated cookery on ''The Rachael Ray Show'', ITV's '' This Morning'' and hosted several television series and writes a colu ...
, Irish chef
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Clodagh Rodgers
Clodagh Rodgers (born 5 March 1947) is a retired singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including " Come Back and Shake Me", "Goodnight Midnight", and "Jack in the Box".
Career
Rodgers was born in Warrenpoint ...
, Northern Irish singer
*
Clodagh Simonds
Clodagh Simonds ( ; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish musician, songwriter and singer. She was born in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland and raised and educated in Killiney, County Dublin.
Biography
At the age of eleven, she formed her fi ...
, Irish singer
Fictional characters
* Countess Clodagh, the fiancé of the narrator in ''
The Purple Cloud
''The Purple Cloud'' is an apocalyptic "last man" novel by the British writer M. P. Shiel. It was published in 1901. H. G. Wells lauded ''The Purple Cloud'' as
"brilliant" and H. P. Lovecraft later praised the novel as exemplary weird fiction ...
'', a 1901 novel by
M. P. Shiel
Matthew Phipps Shiell (21 July 1865 – 17 February 1947), known as M. P. Shiel, was a British writer. His legal surname remained "Shiell" though he adopted the shorter version as a ''de facto'' pen name.
He is remembered mainly for supernatura ...
.
* Clodagh Asshlin, the heroine of ''The Gambler'', a 1905 novel by
Katherine Cecil Thurston
Katherine Cecil Thurston (18 April 1874 – 5 September 1911) was an Irish novelist, best known for two political thrillers.
Life
Born Kathleen Annie Josephine Madden at 14, Bridge Street, Cork, Ireland, the only daughter of banker Paul J. ...
.
* Sister Clodagh, a main character in the 1939 novel ''
Black Narcissus
''Black Narcissus'' is a 1947 British Psychological fiction, psychological drama film written, produced, and directed by Powell and Pressburger, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and starring Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron, Sabu Dastagir, S ...
'', played by
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
During her international film career, Kerr won a G ...
in the 1947 film adaptation.
* Clodagh Pine, character in Maeve Binchy's
Circle of Friends (novel)
''Circle of Friends'' is a 1990 novel by the Irish author Maeve Binchy. Set in Dublin, as well as in the fictitious town of Knockglen in rural Ireland during the 1950s, the story centres on a group of university students. The novel was adapted into ...
.
* Clodagh Piper, mother of the heroine of the 1994 novel ''
An Imaginative Experience
''An Imaginative Experience'' (1994) is a novel by British author Mary Wesley. The story concerns a young mother who has lost her husband and son in a car crash and the guilt and self-reproach she has to go through as a consequence of her loss.
...
'' by
Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley was the pen name of Mary Aline Siepmann CBE (24 June 191230 December 2002), an English novelist. During her career, she was one of Britain's most successful novelists, selling three million copies of her books, including ten bestsell ...
.
* Clodagh, protagonist of ''
Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grasshopp ...
'', a 2000 novel by Barbara Vine.
* Dr. Clodagh Delaney, in the RTÉ series ''
The Clinic'', played by
Leigh Arnold
Leigh Arnold (born Megan Leigh Arnold) is an Irish actress. A native of Foxrock, County Dublin, Arnold is known for her role of Dr Clodagh Delaney in the Irish TV series '' The Clinic''.
Early life
Arnold was a pupil of St Andrew's College i ...
.
* Clodagh, protagonist of ''
Heir to Sevenwaters The Sevenwaters Trilogy is a historical fantasy series by Juliet Marillier which was first published as a series of three novels between 1999 and 2001, and then later extended.
The six novels are:
* ''Daughter of the Forest''
* ''Son of the Shadow ...
'', a fantasy novel set in medieval Ireland.
Other uses
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Storm Clodagh
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), ...
, a windstorm in north-western Europe in November 2015
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Clodagh Standing Stones
Clodagh Standing Stones is a pair of standing stones forming a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
Location
Clodagh Standing Stones stand northeast of Drimoleague.
History
The stones probably date to the Br ...
, in County Cork, Ireland
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Clodagh Eastern Colony
Clodagh Eastern Colony is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
See also
* List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
External links
*
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Populated places in Matale District ...
, Sri Lanka
* River Clodagh, a main tributary of the
River Ilen
The River Ilen () is a river in West Cork, Ireland. It rises at Mullaghmesha mountain and flows southwards for 37 kilometres into the Celtic Sea.
Its five main tributaries are, the Saivnose, Coarliss, Achrinduff, Glounaphuca and Clodagh. It is ...
in County Cork, Ireland
See also
*
List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. S ...
*
References
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Irish-language feminine given names