Clooney, Kilcronaghan civil parish

Clooney (from Irish: Chluanaidh meaning "meadow") 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; Tobermore, Moyesset, Gortamney, Ballynahone Beg and Ballynahone More. It was apportioned to the Drapers company as well as Freeholds.^[1]

The townland is currently part of Tobermore electoral ward of Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.^[2] It was also part of the former barony of Loughinsholin.^[1]

History

Population Year Pop. 1841 205 [3] 1851 193 [3] 1861 164 [3] 1871 125 [3] 1881 95 [3] 1911 79 [2] 1926 85 [2]

Size (acres, roods, poles) Year a, r, p 1851 413, 1, 38 [4] 1881 398, 3, 1 [3] 1926 400, 1, 38 [2]

Earlier recorded forms[5] Year Form 1606 B-neclouy (O.S.) [1] 1613 Ba-ne Clon 1613 Ballmeclom 1654 Belliclan 1657 Ballinacleny 1659c Clone, ye 1/2 towne of 1663 Cloane 1767 Clooney 1813 Cloan (O.S.) - Ordnance Survey map 1609

See Also

• Kilcronaghan
• List of townlands in Tobermore
• Tobermore

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} 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
2. ^ ^{a b c d} HistPop; County and County Borough of Londonderry, 1926, page 27
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} HistPop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. III, Ireland, 1881, page 698
4. ^ HistPop; County of Londonderry, 1851, page 241
5. ^ Place Names NI - Clooney