Glenkeen, County Fermanagh
Origin
Ir. Cluain Chaoin ‘fair, pleasant meadow’
Background
Consideration of the modern form alone might prompt an analysis of the first element as gleann as is proposed in the form assigned to John O’Donovan. However, the early forms clearly indicate that the first element (which is anglicised clon-) in fact derives from cluain 'meadow or lawn'. The second element is caoin ‘fair, pleasant’.
References
Additional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Clunkine | 1665 | HMR Fer. (1) 8 |
| Clunkine | 1665 | HMR Fer. (2) 6 |
| Clunkine | 1665 | HMR (Ò Gallachair 1) 214 |
| ~Gleann Caoin ""beautiful valley"" | 1834 | OSNB Inf. B53 B75 |
| ~Gleann-caoin ""pleasant glen"" | 1913 | Joyce iii 367 |
- Barony
- Lurg
- Parish
- Derryvullan
- Parish in 1851
- Derryvullan
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 7174
- Place name type
- T