placenamesGlenroe
An Gleann Rua
Glenroe is a population centre in Clare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGlenroe53.00439° N · 9.02781° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Gleann Rua · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Glenroe · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Clare
- Barony
- Inchiquin
- Civil parish
- Killinaboy
- Within
- Glenquin
- Coordinates
- 53.00439, -9.02781
- Logainm ID
- 104130 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Glenroe. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Lough Gealain near Glenroe, as photographed in 2005 illustration: based on a Lough Gealain, Gortlecka by N Scott. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-06-09. How this page was prepared.